Which of the following password cracking techniques works like a dictionary attack, but adds some numbers and symbols to the words from the dictionary and tries to crack the password?

The correct answer is B. Hybrid attack. A hybrid attack combines a dictionary attack with brute force techniques by taking words from a dictionary and appending or prepending numbers, symbols, and character substitutions (e.g., 'password1!', 'P@ssword123'). This targets the common user habit of slightly modifying a…

Submitted by olafpl· Apr 18, 2026Computer Forensics Investigation Process

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ABrute forcing attack
BHybrid attack
CSyllable attack
DRule-based attack

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Explanation

A hybrid attack combines a dictionary attack with brute force techniques by taking words from a dictionary and appending or prepending numbers, symbols, and character substitutions (e.g., 'password1!', 'P@ssword123'). This targets the common user habit of slightly modifying a common word to meet complexity requirements. A brute force attack tries all possible combinations; a syllable attack combines dictionary words and syllables; a rule-based attack applies specific transformation rules - but only the hybrid attack specifically augments dictionary words with numbers and symbols.

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#Password cracking#Hybrid attack#Dictionary attack#Cyber security attacks

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