dictionary attack

What’s a Dictionary Attack?

A dictionary attack is a common brute-force way of achieving a hacker’s goal. The goal of a dictionary attack could range from compromising your system to sending spam.

If Too Many Bad Password Attempts Cause Account Locks, How Do Hackers Hack In?

Ever wonder why hackers don’t get locked out after a few failed password attempts, the way you do? It turns out they rarely even try. I’ll describe the sneakier “back door” methods — data breaches, malware, and phishing — that hackers use to break into accounts, and what you can do to stop them.