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2. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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   Password cracking. In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [ 1] protecting a computer system. A common approach ( brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [ 2]

3. John the Ripper - Wikipedia

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   John the Ripper. John the Ripper is a free password cracking software tool. [ 3] Originally developed for the Unix operating system, it can run on fifteen different platforms (eleven of which are architecture-specific versions of Unix, DOS, Win32, BeOS, and OpenVMS ). It is among the most frequently used password testing and breaking programs ...

4. Brute-force attack - Wikipedia

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   In cryptography, a brute-force attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing correctly. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases until the correct one is found. Alternatively, the attacker can attempt to guess the key which is typically created from ...

5. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account - AOL Help

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   Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. 5. Check to make sure your recovery options are up-to-date. 6. Consider enabling two-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your account.

6. Hydra (software) - Wikipedia

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   Hydra (software) Hydra (or THC Hydra) is a parallelized network login cracker built in various operating systems like Kali Linux, Parrot and other major penetration testing environments. [ 2] Hydra works by using different approaches to perform brute-force attacks in order to guess the right username and password combination.

7. Cain and Abel (software) - Wikipedia

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   Cain and Abel (often abbreviated to Cain) was a password recovery tool for Microsoft Windows. It could recover many kinds of passwords using methods such as network packet sniffing, cracking various password hashes by using methods such as dictionary attacks, brute force and cryptanalysis attacks. [ 1] Cryptanalysis attacks were done via ...

8. Crack (password software) - Wikipedia

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   Crack is a Unix password cracking program designed to allow system administrators to locate users who may have weak passwords vulnerable to a dictionary attack.Crack was the first standalone password cracker for Unix systems and the first to introduce programmable dictionary generation as well.

9. List of security hacking incidents - Wikipedia

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   A host of security software vendors release anti-hacking products for use on home computers. U.S. President Bill Clinton announces a $1.46 billion initiative to improve government computer security. The plan would establish a network of intrusion detection monitors for certain federal agencies and encourage the private sector to do the same.