Technique
technique:brute_force_password_attack
Also: brute-force login, password guessing
Technique involving repeated attempts to guess VPN user passwords using common and more complex combinations.
Technique involving repeated attempts to guess VPN user passwords using common and more complex combinations.
“They tried hundreds and hundreds of password combinations to try to get into this VPN”
“they noticed the brute-force password attack”
Repeatedly trying large numbers of passwords against an exposed SSH service.
“he just started hammering away, trying thousands and thousands of passwords”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | INVOLVES | Las Vegas Sands cyber-attack | Explicit | 37 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | LinkedIn data breach | Explicit | 86 |
Las Vegas Sands cyber-attack INVOLVES brute-force password attack
The attackers attempted hundreds of password combinations against VPN users in a brute-force password attack.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 37 Details
“They tried hundreds and hundreds of password combinations to try to get into this VPN”
LinkedIn data breach INVOLVES brute-force password attack
The hacker brute-forced the iMac login by trying thousands of passwords against a guessed username.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 86 Details
“he just started hammering away, trying thousands and thousands of passwords”