Technique

brute-force password cracking

technique:brute_force_password_cracking Also: brute force attacks, cracking tool, password cracking

Using password-cracking hardware and software to test large numbers of password guesses against captured hashes.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming USES Tinker Secor Explicit 36
incoming USES Ophcrack Explicit 70
incoming USES Ghost Exodus Derived 70
incoming INVOLVES Newswire hacking and insider-trading scheme Explicit 123
incoming USES Ivan Turchynov Explicit 123

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Tinker Secor USES brute-force password cracking

Tinker used brute-force password cracking against captured authentication hashes.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 36 Details

“This is brute force password-cracking.”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 22830–22868

Ophcrack USES brute-force password cracking

Ophcrack is characterized as a brute-force password-cracking method for Windows password hashes.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 70 Details

“It’s sort of a brute-force password-cracking method”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 17072–17123

Ghost Exodus USES brute-force password cracking

Ghost Exodus used Ophcrack's password-cracking process to access clinic computers.

Derived Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 70 Details

“He would put the Ophcrack CD in the tray, reboot the computer, wait for Ophcrack to find a password”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 17620–17719

Newswire hacking and insider-trading scheme INVOLVES brute-force password cracking

The hackers used brute-force attacks to obtain access to Business Wire.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Paul Fishman EP 123 Details

“including brute force attacks, SQL injection attacks, and phishing”

Paul Fishman · offsets 41490–41556

Ivan Turchynov USES brute-force password cracking

Ivan used password cracking and brute force to enter Business Wire after obtaining a user database and hashed passwords.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 123 Details

“Eventually he was able to brute force his way into Business Wire this way”