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Cisco quells 'dictionary attack'
News Like any password-protected security mechanism, EAP-FAST could still succumb to a dictionary attack. I discovered one small reference to a dictionary attack vulnerability against user passwords, which I felt was insufficient notification for such a...
[April 15, 2004, 9:00]
Twitter hack details revealed
News A hacker called 'GMZ' launched a basic dictionary-based attack on the Twitter account for 'Crystal', a Twitter administrator, and successfully cracked the account's password, according to the email. A dictionary attack is a technique to fool...
[January 7, 2009, 13:36]
Microsoft going after Hotmail spammers
News The defendants are accused of using a "dictionary attack" to discover active Hotmail accounts. A dictionary attack is one in which a computer program goes through every entry in a dictionary in an attempt to guess passwords.
[February 19, 2003, 7:50]
Wireless networks lure hackers
News But poorly chosen passwords can still be cracked with an old technique known as a dictionary attack: Using a list of common passwords and a dictionary of words, the potential intruder can try various combinations until the password is broken.
[July 13, 2001, 9:18]
Hackers attack eBay accounts
News A time-tested technique, a dictionary attack involves an automated program, or "bot," that tries to find a password for a known user ID by drawing on a list of common passwords and a dictionary of words.
[March 26, 2002, 10:41]
Worms target lazy passwords
News While not an epidemic, the attack did highlight that people frequently choose easily guessable passwords to guard their computers' security. The current Deloder worm, also called W32.HLLW.Deloder by Symantec and W32/Deloder.worm by Network...
[March 11, 2003, 8:42]
CrackAirport
Downloads This tool does a dictionary attack on WEP encrypted wireless networks. It doesn't require passive mode, thus works with both Airport and Airport Extreme cards. Use it to check rogue basestations for password security.
[May 3, 2004, 8:00]
Accent WORD Password Recovery
Downloads Breaking passwords for opening documents and saving changes; three types of attacks (brute-force, attack by an enhanced mask, enhanced dictionary-based attack); flexible, customizable password search options; help through all stages of the search.
[June 5, 2009, 7:55]
Arcana
Downloads If a sufficiently long and complex password is used then even a brute force attack would take so long to achieve that the attacker would give up before succeeding. Arcana will generate passwords based on a combination of dictionary words...
[June 10, 2007, 8:00]
Scraping, Denial of Service, and Brute Force Attacks! Oh My!: Identifying and Controlling Automated Clients
White Papers When a guessed password allows access to the system, the brute force attack has been successful and the attacker is able access the account. Many systems will allow the use of weak passwords or cryptographic keys, and users will often choose easy...
[October 6, 2009, 1:22]
Laboratory Experiments for Network Security Instruction
White Papers Each experiment starts with an in-class demonstration of an attack by the instructor. Students then learn how to use open-source defense tools appropriate for the role they are playing and the attack at hand.
[September 19, 2008, 1:01]
Researchers claim WPA crack
Blog The attack] does not depend on the strength of the password used in the network and is not a dictionary attack. The attack is basically a modified chopchop attack. Chopchop is a very old attack on WEP, which allows the decryption of single packet...
[November 7, 2008, 16:20]
Secret codes 'not hidden in Web images'
News To prove that steganographic content had been hidden within these images, the researchers used their network of computers to mount a distributed dictionary attack, which they assert should have been successful in at least a few cases, citing...
[September 26, 2001, 13:27]
OpenOffice password crack is open to abuse
News Even if you have lost passwords for all your OpenOffice programs and documents, Intelore's solution can help you quicker than any similar program - OpenOffice Password Recovery supports simultaneous processing of several recovery projects with...
[April 23, 2007, 17:39]
Researchers demo keystroke-sniffing via laser
News In the second attack method, the researchers were able to spy on the keystrokes of a computer which was using a PS/2 keyboard through a ground line from a power plug in an outlet 50 feet away. In addition to being used to sniff a neighbour's...
[March 20, 2009, 11:34]
Echelon: Proof of its existence
News Percy argues that Washington may be in breach of a 28 year old disarmament treaty with Moscow if it builds an anti-nuclear shield to protect Menwith from attack. The Dictionary system: Echelon uses computers powerful enough to search through masses...
[June 29, 2000, 11:07]
Microsoft server worm can spread via USB
News The worm launches a dictionary attack to attempt to crack user passwords, and uses server-side polymorphism and modification to the Access Control Lists (ACL) "to make network disinfection particularly difficult", F-Secure said in a blog post on...
[January 8, 2009, 11:44]
Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability
News The worm launches a dictionary attack to attempt to crack user passwords, and uses server-side polymorphism and modification to the Access Control Lists (ACL) "to make network disinfection particularly difficult", F-Secure said in a blog post.
[January 7, 2009, 15:15]
Hacker dodges prison term
News Byrne gained control of the profiles using a dictionary attack, a technique that cracks a password or cipher by searching against a number of likely possibilities. A hacker has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for two years...
[November 8, 2006, 15:18]
Poor Wi-Fi passwords 'invite attack'
News However, a poorly chosen code can still be attacked with brute force methods, such as a "dictionary attack," in which an attacker guesses at the password using a list of common words. A security expert has warned users of the latest wireless...
[November 7, 2003, 7:50]
