One example is brute-force cracking, in which a computer tries every possible key or password until

Published: Sept. 12, 2021, 12:17 p.m.

Brute Force Attack. In a brute-force attack, the attacker tries to crack the password by submitting various combinations until the correct one is found. The attacker uses software to make this process automated and run exhaustive combinations of passwords in significantly less amount of time.