METHODS OF CRACKING PASSWORDS!!
Ⓜ️ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅs
ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ
ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʟᴀʙ, ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ’s ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ
ʏᴏᴜ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇs
ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏʟᴅ-sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ʜɪɢʜ-ᴛᴇᴄʜ
ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅs.
▪️1. ɢᴜᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇs. ɪᴛ ɪs
ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇsᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ
ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ. ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪs ᴜsᴇ ʟᴏɢɪᴄ ᴛᴏ ɢᴜᴇss ᴡʜᴀᴛ
ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋs
ʙᴇsᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴀsʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ
ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ ɪs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ’s ᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ’s
ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪᴅ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ, ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ.
▫️2. sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ sᴜʀғɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ
ᴋᴇʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ
sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ ᴏʀ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴋᴇʏsᴛʀᴏᴋᴇs. ɪᴛ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʟᴇɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ
ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴇᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇs. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ
ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴀғᴇ́, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ
ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢɪᴄ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏɢɪɴ ᴋᴇʏsᴛʀᴏᴋᴇs.
▪️3. sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ ʙʏ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ
ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ? ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀsᴛ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ
ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪғ ɪᴛ ɪs ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴇᴛ
ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴅᴀʏs, ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ᴛᴏ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ
ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇs. ᴀ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ sᴛᴀғғ
ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ, ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴀ ᴜsᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍ
ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄᴀʟ ʜɪᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ
ᴛʜᴇɴ ʀᴇϙᴜᴇsᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ sᴏ ᴀs ᴛᴏ sᴏʀᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ
ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟɪᴛᴄʜ.
▫️4. ᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʟɪsᴛ ᴏғ
ᴘʟᴀɪɴ-ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟ
ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ɪᴛ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs ʜᴀsʜɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀɪɴ-ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, sᴀʟᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ
ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ’s ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜᴇs ɪs ᴛʜᴇɴᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ’s ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʏᴏᴜ
ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜ ᴀ ᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴊᴏʜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴘᴘᴇʀ, ʟᴏᴘʜᴛᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ
ᴄᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴇʟ.
▪️5. ʙʀᴜᴛᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs
ᴛʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ
ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴇғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ-
ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ғᴀʟʟ-ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴀɪʟᴇᴅ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ
ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ 6 ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴏʀ ʟᴇss, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs
ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅs 8 ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴀ ᴜsᴇʀ ᴘᴜᴛs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴜsɪɴɢ
ᴀ ʙʀᴜᴛᴇ-ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀ ʙʀᴜᴛᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴇxʜᴀᴜsᴛɪᴠᴇ,
ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏʀ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ.
ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ. ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍs
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴊᴏʜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴘᴘᴇʀ, ʀᴀʀᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀᴀᴄʟᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴʟʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʏs ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ
ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅs. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ, ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ,
ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴍᴀᴛʀɪx ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴᴇʀ,
ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇʀᴇ.