Brute Force

BRUTE FORCE

A brute force attack is a cyber attack where a hacker guesses information, such as usernames and passwords, to access a private system. The hacker uses trial and error until correctly guessing the credentials needed to gain unauthorized access to user accounts or organizational networks.The "BRUTE-FORCE" terminology is derived from the tactic of using constant attempts or excessive "FORCE" until the threat actor (the hacker trying to invade your system) arrives at the desired result- Entry into a system with right credentials. Hackers often use personal information such as their targets' names, addresses, or interests as a starting point to guess a password. 

There are various types of BRUTE FORCE attacks. Some of them are given below:-
1. Traditional Brute Force attack: A simple method of Brute Force where a hacker has a username or list of usernames and attempts, manually or by running brute force program script, to guess passwords until a correct combination of credentials is found.
2. Dictionary Attacks: An advanced method where hacker uses a premade list of phrases based on research of thr target or slight variations of common (or potential) passwords to run against a specific username. The list they choose to use is considered a "dictionary" of amended or slightly altered words or character combinations
3.Hybrid Attacks: A method of combining simple
 (traditional) brute force attacks with dictionary attacks. The hacker takes the most common phrases and words from the "dictionary" and attempts numerous variations of potentioal passwords until a combination is found.