Eccouncil Exam ECSS Topic 6 Question 66 Discussion

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Question #: 66
Topic #: 6

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Johnson is a professional hacker who targeted an organization's customers and decided to crack their system passwords. In this process, he found a list of valid customers, created a list of possible passwords, ranked the passwords from high to low probability, and started keying in each password in the target system until the correct password is discovered.

Identify the type of attack performed by Johnson in the above scenario.

APassword guessing

BRainbow table attack

CDictionary attack

DBrute force attack

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by Tegan at Mar 24, 2023, 10:36 AM

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Delmy

2 months ago

Gotta hand it to Johnson, he's really going the extra mile with this password cracking thing. I mean, ranking the passwords from high to low probability? That's some next-level hacking right there. But yeah, definitely a brute force attack. Let's hope the organization has a good cyber security team to deal with this.

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Lili

14 days ago

The organization better have top-notch security to handle this kind of attack. Brute force all the way.

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Julio

27 days ago

I agree, ranking the passwords shows some serious commitment. Definitely a brute force attack.

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Heike

28 days ago

Yeah, Johnson is really dedicated to cracking those passwords. Brute force attack for sure.

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Wilda

2 months ago

Ooh, a hacker on the loose! I wonder if he's trying to get his hands on some free Netflix. Just kidding, of course. But seriously, this is a clear-cut case of a brute force attack. I hope the organization has some strong security measures in place.

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Tracey

2 months ago

Yeah, brute force attacks involve trying every possible password until the correct one is found.

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Corazon

2 months ago

I think Johnson is using a brute force attack to crack the passwords.

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Chu

2 months ago

I'd say this is a classic password guessing attack. Kudos to Johnson for his persistence, but I hope he's got a good lawyer on speed dial. This is not going to end well for him.

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Leota

1 months ago

Actually, I think it's more of a dictionary attack since he had a list of possible passwords.

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Giovanna

2 months ago

C) Dictionary attack

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Otis

2 months ago

I agree, Johnson's method seems like a classic password guessing attack.

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Elliott

2 months ago

A) Password guessing

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Selma

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. It could be a dictionary attack too, since he's using a list of 'possible passwords'. Either way, this Johnson character is not winning any awards for ethical hacking, that's for sure.

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Herman

2 months ago

I agree with Lynelle, it seems like a Brute force attack to me too.

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Delfina

2 months ago

This is definitely a brute force attack. Johnson is systematically trying every possible password until he finds the correct one. Clever fellow, but not exactly playing by the rules, is he?

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Lynelle

3 months ago

I believe it was a Brute force attack.

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Jani

3 months ago

I think Johnson performed a Dictionary attack.

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