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Password attacks are malicious techniques used to gain unauthorized access to user accounts or systems by guessing, stealing, or cracking passwords.
Understanding these attacks helps in strengthening password policies and cybersecurity defenses.
Types of Password Attacks:
1: Non-Electronic Attacks.
2: Active Online Attacks.
3: Passive Online Attacks.
4: Default Password. 5: Offline Attack.
1: Active Online Attacks:
Active Online Attack includes different techniques that directly interact with the target for cracking the password.
1: Dictionary Attack.
2: Brute Force Attack.
2: Passive Online Attacks:
Passive Online Attacks are performed without interfering with the target.
1: Wire Snigging.
2: Man-in-the-Middle.
