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Andrew, a bachelor student of Faulkner University, creates a gmail account. He uses 'Faulkner' as the password for the gmail account. After a few days, he starts receiving a lot of e-mails stating…

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Andrew, a bachelor student of Faulkner University, creates a gmail account. He uses 'Faulkner' as the password for the gmail account. After a few days, he starts receiving a lot of e-mails stating that his gmail account has been hacked. He also finds that some of his important mails have been deleted by someone. Which of the following methods has the attacker used to crack Andrew's password? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

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  • AZero-day attack
  • BDictionary-based attack
  • CRainbow attack
  • DDenial-of-service (DoS) attack
  • EBrute force attack
  • FBuffer-overflow attack
  • GPassword guessing
  • HSocial engineering

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