Eccouncil Exam ECSS Topic 6 Question 66 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's ECSS exam

Question #: 66
Topic #: 6

[All ECSS Questions]

Johnson is a professional hacker who targeted an organization's customers and decided to crack their system passwords. In this process, he found a list of valid customers, created a list of possible passwords, ranked the passwords from high to low probability, and started keying in each password in the target system until the correct password is discovered.

Identify the type of attack performed by Johnson in the above scenario.

APassword guessing

BRainbow table attack

CDictionary attack

DBrute force attack

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: A

by Tegan at Mar 24, 2023, 10:36 AM

Limited Time Offer

25%

Off

Get Premium ECSS Questions as Interactive Web-Based Practice Test or PDF

Contribute your Thoughts:

Submit Cancel

Wilda

12 days ago

Ooh, a hacker on the loose! I wonder if he's trying to get his hands on some free Netflix. Just kidding, of course. But seriously, this is a clear-cut case of a brute force attack. I hope the organization has some strong security measures in place.

upvoted 0 times

...

Chu

17 days ago

I'd say this is a classic password guessing attack. Kudos to Johnson for his persistence, but I hope he's got a good lawyer on speed dial. This is not going to end well for him.

upvoted 0 times

...

Selma

18 days ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. It could be a dictionary attack too, since he's using a list of 'possible passwords'. Either way, this Johnson character is not winning any awards for ethical hacking, that's for sure.

upvoted 0 times

...

Herman

18 days ago

I agree with Lynelle, it seems like a Brute force attack to me too.

upvoted 0 times

...

Delfina

19 days ago

This is definitely a brute force attack. Johnson is systematically trying every possible password until he finds the correct one. Clever fellow, but not exactly playing by the rules, is he?

upvoted 0 times

...

Lynelle

20 days ago

I believe it was a Brute force attack.

upvoted 0 times

...

Jani

21 days ago

I think Johnson performed a Dictionary attack.

upvoted 0 times

...