Brute forcing passwords is a concept that's been around so long it almost feels like some relic of the past. But a recent T-Mobile data breach compromising the personal information of 54 million users serves as a reminder that this attack methodology can still lead to colossal damages today.
Brute force is an attack method involving repetitive attempts to guess a victim’s password. Hackers will try out various password combinations, hoping to hit on the right one. To do this, they typically use an automated brute force password-cracking software, and leverage botnets for the power they need to deploy the many password-cracking attempts. Brute Forcing helped attackers score some big breaches over the last decade, including Dunkin' Donuts (2015, 19K users money stolen, $650K lawsuit settlement costs), Alibaba (2016, 20M user accounts compromised), the Northern Irish Parliament (2018, parliament member e-mailboxes exposed), and many more.
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