Is brute force illegal?

Brute force is another hacking operation that hackers can perform and does not need to be a very professional hacker. But this attack can have irreparable results and damage that ultimately causes the loss of the system. And be a user account. This is one of the hacking methods that can be done by amateur and novice hackers. However, it should be noted that the success rate of this hacking method is very high. This is one of the hacking methods that can be done simultaneously. It is complicated that it is less likely to succeed, or it is a method for hacking that is very complicated and less likely to succeed.

What is a brute force attack?

A brute force attack  can be known as an Exhaustive Search attack, one of the most common cyber-attacks. This hacking method can be used to guess or find user account passwords. The house has a bunch of keys that can be used to open and enter the house. But it is worth noting that thieves have this crucial category, one of these keys can be used to open the door, and the others cannot. In this situation, the thief must test all the keys to see which one is the key to the house and with which one he can open the door. This attack is the same way that hackers check each pass to see which one is correct and use it to log in to the account and system. Brutus force means to enter user accounts by illegal means, in other words, without permission and coordination through unlawful means such as guessing and testing passwords. This type of attack is the same as cyber-attacks. Hackers guess the pass with different combinations until they can finally guess the original password and enter using it.

As mentioned above, hacking and attacking seems simple. It may be done by amateur and non-professional hackers, but it should be noted that this type of attack is very time-consuming, and hackers must guess all the different kinds of combinations. Finally, they can guess the answer and the password. This process and this type of attack do not require expertise and knowledge, and it is enough to find the password. It is essential to know that guessing and testing each of these combinations is very time-consumingtime-consuming and may be successful with combinations and guesses. And it may not even work. But the type of attack and hacking is easy, there is no need to go through the hacking period, and anyone can do this.

The success rate of this  type of attack  can be very low or high. In this case, if a hacker can hack an account and log in, it can be very successful. But on the other hand, if the hacker can guess the site pass and enter the site, the security layers of the site are vital. In addition to the original pass, they can encrypt or hash other data and information, the hacker success rate will below. Was. Therefore, we can say that the success or failure of this attack depends on how complex and straightforward the account pass is.

Of course, it should be noted that this type of attack and hacking is a simple method and does not require any expertise or knowledge, but it is widespread and is done by many different people. The popularity of this hacking and hacking method is because it does not require expertise and knowledge and can be done quickly. On the other hand, the rate and probability of its success are high. According to statistics, about 8% of these attacks and hacks have been successful.  Different types of these attacks:

- Simple attacks:

In this  type of these attack, hackers hack without using special tools and software that can guess the password and guess the hacking process successfully. This type of brute attack is such that it does not require special software and program and can only be used by guessing the pass. The success rate of this attack method depends on the difficulty and complexity of the password.

- Dictionary attacks:

In this method of attack, the hacker also targets a username, and by using some lists and lists and dictionaries that include passwords, he can limit the password related to the Username. Then It will also be logged into the account. The brute force dictionary attack allows hackers to use a dictionary and a list of passwords to check each password individually to see which pass is the Username for it. For example, we can say that password 12345 is on the list of the violated pass and has been used about 2 million times.

- Reverse attacks:

As its name suggests, this type of attack is precisely the opposite of the simple brute force attack method.

This means that in this method, instead of targeting the Username, the hacker considers and targets a list of passwords to check and test based on it to see which series and list of passwords it is for. Some passwords have been leaked, and we can find them on the Dark Web, based on which the leaked passwords are tested and checked for which usernames these passwords are for.

- Hybrid attacks:

In this method, hackers and people seek to use some soft phases and advanced tools until they use those tools and in a shorter time and easily and without hassle to find the password related to the business name. And hack account. In this method, using some advanced tools, it is easy to test passwords related to usernames and easily find passwords related to usernames. These specially developed tools and software can combine complex and straightforward names, numbers, and passwords to find passwords associated with a username. This method is used to hack user accounts whose passwords are more complicated. Because user accounts whose passwords are simpler and weaker are guessed by hackers according to lists and dictionaries to easily guess and find using this method. So, it turned out that by using special tools and software that have been designed and developed ( in French:  logiciels qui ont été conçus et développés  ), we can use to find and guess strong passwords. In other words, we can say that even strong passwords are not safe from this attack.

- Credential Stuffing:

Suppose a hacker using this method can correctly identify the Username and password. In that case, the Username and account will use this method and pass for other sites and apps to use this Username and password can easily hack other user accounts. Many users are accustomed to using the same Username and pass for all their accounts so that it is convenient for them to access their accounts quickly. For this reason, hackers can easily access other accounts by finding the password and Username of an account. In this case, hackers can easily access all user accounts, which can be accessed and accessed to other accounts through passwords and usernames to other accounts, called Credential Stuffing.

For what purposes and motives do hackers use these attacks?

As you know, almost all types of hacks are done with the aim and motivation that hackers can access users' data and information and steal it. In this case, hackers can access the user's personal information such as their Username, password, pins, etc. Here are some of the targets that hackers use to attack the Russian brute force:

- Stealing and misusing all users' personal information, such as their usernames, passwords, etc., until they can access their other user accounts.

- Collecting users' personal information for sale to a third party and extorting money from the account holder

- Deceiving the user and appearing in the role of the user to send some spam and phishing links to steal other data

- Damaging the reputation of the organization and abusing their credit or extorting money in exchange for theft and disclosure of their data and information

- Redirecting and transferring domains to some websites that have malicious and contaminated content.

Of course, it should be noted that brute force attacks can also be used for user actions for security testing by some security experts. In addition, these attacks can also be used to test cryptographic power.

What are the tools and software used for these attacks?

In this type of attack, one of the cyber-attacks, some tools and software are used. By using the power and computational and computer knowledge, they can find the information of an account with a username or password by combining usernames and passwords. In this case, by having a username and focusing on it, you can easily find the password related to the Username from the lists and password dictionaries, and easily access the user account by using them. Since these attacks are made by guessing and testing, it means that by having a username, we test the password, and by dotting the password, we test the Username until we can finally access the account. Because testing by humans and finding an 8-character password can take a long time, we use the power and knowledge of software and computing to access the password and Username in less time. Testing a hacker's 8-character combinations of letters and numbers may take a long time, so the best way is to use some powerful software and tools.

- Aircrack-ng:

One of the most popular tools that can be used for these attacks. This is software that was developed to make it easier. The method of attack that this software has is the method A brute force dictionary attack means finding a username using a pass and vice versa. This software uses the IEEE 802.11 standard to easily find the password by having a username and by testing and guessing different combinations. The success rate of this tool depends on the strength or weakness of its dictionary, and if the dictionary that this software has is strong and contains many passwords, the average and the probability of success of this software will be higher. However, if the dictionary that contains the passwords is weak, it may be less likely to succeed. The stronger and more complete the dictionary used in this software, the more passwords it can contain that can be used in cracking. . In addition, Aircrack-ng software and tools can be used to determine the security of wireless connections. This app is available for world and Linux systems and platforms and can even be used on iOS and Android.

- John the Ripper:

Another software that can be used for these attacks is John the Ripper. This free tool was originally designed and developed for Unix operating systems, which could also be used to find passwords for free. Use usernames and attacks. But then, versions of Windows and OpenVMS were also designed and developed. You can easily identify all cracked passwords and crack them using this tool. This tool and Phaser software can support several password crack features that automatically detect the type of hash that the password uses. And recognize. In other words, we can say that even passwords that are encrypted and have hashes are not secure from these tools and software, and by using this software, you can easily measure the security of cryptographic keys. This software can try and guess all the combinations of numbers and letters, in the end, to be able to find the pass.

- Rainbow Crack:

This software can generate a rainbow table to break codes and hashes and can easily identify and crack passwords. The difference between this software and the tool with other tools is that it has a rainbow table that can easily do some calculations in advance until it finally reduces the attack time. This software can support all versions of Windows and Linux and be used by them.

- L0phtCrack:

This software and tool are known to be able to crack Windows passwords. This software generally uses simple boot force attacks, dictionaries, rainbow tables, etc. It can easily find and pass the fastest time of the account pass and enter it. The most important features of this software are its schedule, hash extraction from the 64-bit version of Windows, multiprocessor algorithms, and...

- Ocracoke:

This software can also be used to crack Windows passwords. The Windows operating system detects its users' passwords using the LM algorithm and stores them in a SAM file. The SAM file, which contains users' encrypted passwords, is encrypted so that it cannot be detected under normal circumstances.

How can Bort Force attacks be prevented?

Limit the number of times you enter the wrong password:  Users and hackers may find the password by testing and entering the password. To prevent this attack, it is better to limit the number of times hackers enter incorrectly. After entering the password incorrectly, they will be closed to test and guess this possibility.

In some sites and user accounts, the user account will be closed for them after entering a large and incorrect password, and they will no longer be able to log in to their account. Some sites have this feature and are smart enough to detect that they may have been hacked after entering the wrong password.

- Use strong passwords:

Another way to prevent these attacks is to use passwords that even some tools and software cannot hack. Some passwords do not exist in dictionaries at all.

- Multi-step authentication:

To protect our accounts against these attacks and deal with them, it is better to use multi-step authentication. In this case, we enter a few steps so that when we want to log in to our account, we enter different passwords several times. In this case, hackers should guess and find other passwords instead of guessing and finding the original password.

- Using Captcha:

It is worth noting that Captcha has different types. In this case, after entering the password incorrectly several times, the system will automatically show the feature and page until you prove that you are not a robot and that you are the main user.

This way, you can enable the tick I'm not a robot option to prove that you are not a robot or sometimes type images in the text.

How to choose a strong password to deal with these attacks?

Choose long passwords with complex and varied characters that combine letters and numbers.

- Use some complex passphrases.

- Set some rules to create your password.

- Do not use some common passwords.

- Use different passwords for each website or account.

- Use password management.

- Check the security of your password. To check the security of your passwords, use special sites to check the security of the password and tell you.

Has my password been revealed?

You can use the Have I Been Pwned site to check if your password has been tampered with. If your password has been revealed, it is best not to use that pass again and check to see if your password has been revealed on the Dark Web and other pass sites. If so, the password will no longer be useful to you, and you will have to change it.