Types of Hacks: Most Common Hacking Techniques

Hackers today employ a diverse range of different types of hacks to achieve the ultimate goal of gaining illegal access to sensitive information, and today, we will discuss the top three techniques leveraged by hackers to bypass security controls and infiltrate your personal information and that of your organization, along with some tips on how to stay safe.

1. Password Attacks 

One of the oldest types of hacks is a password attack, which is used to bypass the need for authorized login credentials. Finding weak passwords is one thing you’d learn in a basic ethical hacking course. Password attacks can be subdivided into two main categories:

• Brute-force attacks 
• Dictionary attacks

Brute-Force Attacks

As the name suggests, this attack refers to trying all possible combinations to get the password. Something that is certain about a brute-force attack is that it can break any password given enough time. However, the problem is the time. So, for example, if your password takes 1,000 years to break, then for all practical purposes, you can consider the password to be secure. 

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