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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.
Suggested Answer: A
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28 comments · newest first
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Johanna
11 months ago
I agree with the dictionary attack theory!
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Royal
11 months ago
Wait, how did he rank the passwords? Seems sketchy.
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Caitlin
12 months ago
Definitely a brute force attack!
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An
12 months ago
I think it's more of a dictionary attack, right?
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Felix
1 year ago
Sounds like a classic password guessing attack.
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Rebecka
1 year ago
I’m confused; could it also be a password guessing attack? It seems like he’s just guessing based on a list.
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Keva
1 year ago
I remember practicing a similar question, and I think the key part is that he ranked the passwords, which makes me lean towards a dictionary attack.
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Jenelle
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but it sounds like a brute force attack because he’s trying each password one by one.
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Novella
1 year ago
I think this might be a dictionary attack since he created a list of possible passwords based on common ones.
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Cassie
1 year ago
This looks straightforward, I just need to count the number of other PEs participating in the VPRN based on the output.
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Eleonora
1 year ago
This seems like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully read through the options and think about what could be causing the high Super Message usage.
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Delmy
1 year 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
1 year ago
The organization better have top-notch security to handle this kind of attack. Brute force all the way.
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Julio
1 year ago
I agree, ranking the passwords shows some serious commitment. Definitely a brute force attack.
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Heike
1 year ago
Yeah, Johnson is really dedicated to cracking those passwords. Brute force attack for sure.
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Wilda
2 years 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
1 year ago
Yeah, brute force attacks involve trying every possible password until the correct one is found.
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Corazon
1 year ago
I think Johnson is using a brute force attack to crack the passwords.
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Chu
2 years 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 year ago
Actually, I think it's more of a dictionary attack since he had a list of possible passwords.
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Giovanna
1 year ago
C) Dictionary attack
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Otis
1 year ago
I agree, Johnson's method seems like a classic password guessing attack.
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Elliott
1 year ago
A) Password guessing
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Selma
2 years 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 years ago
I agree with Lynelle, it seems like a Brute force attack to me too.
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Delfina
2 years 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
2 years ago
I believe it was a Brute force attack.
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Jani
2 years ago
I think Johnson performed a Dictionary attack.