Techniques used by hackers to retrieve your passwords
- Brute-force attacks
When hackers try to steal the password by guessing and using all possible combinations with the help of personal information of an individual it is known as bruteforce attack. In this attack the hacker tries breaking the password using person’s name, pet name (nick name), numbers (date of birth, phone numbers), school name…etc., The hackers use fast processors and some software tools to crack the password.
- Few tips to avoid threats from Brute force attack.
- You should not use a password that represents your personal information like nicknames, phone numbers, date of birth etc.
- Making passwords more complex increases the difficulty of attacks that rely on brute force or educated guessing.
- Dictionary attacks
Hackers also try with all possible dictionary words to crack your password with the help of some software tools. This is called a "Dictionary attack".
- Few tips to avoid threats from Dictionary attack.
- You should not use dictionary words (like animal, plants, birds or meanings) while creating the passwords for login accounts.
- Better to lock the account or increase the delay between login attempts when there have been repeated failures