{"id":21891,"date":"2024-01-02T09:16:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T07:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/?p=21891"},"modified":"2023-07-27T09:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T07:19:03","slug":"brute-force-attack-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/en\/brute-force-attack-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Brute Force attack, what is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Brute Force attack is often used to crack passwords, particularly the password to access the WordPress admin area.<\/strong><\/p>\n In this attack, all possible combinations of available characters are attempted. It is a very inefficient method due to its time-consuming nature, but it eventually yields results.<\/p>\n Brute Force is a blunt force attack without a specific plan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In WordPress, a Brute Force attack targets the wp-admin area where login fields are located.<\/p>\n To conduct such an attack, an attacker needs your username, after which they will try to “guess” the password using a Brute Force approach.<\/p>\n The username is often easy to find, and even manually, this usually takes only 1-2 minutes.<\/p>\n It is challenging to pinpoint the exact responsible party behind a Brute Force attack.<\/p>\n Usually, a Brute Force attack does not originate from the attacker’s computer or website but rather from a hacked website or webserver belonging to an innocent person.<\/p>\n Every website indexed by Google encounters multiple hacked servers or websites unknowingly executing Brute Force attacks on an automated basis.<\/p>\n A fast server\/computer without internet limits can submit about 2 million passwords!!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n With a 6-character\/number password, a Brute Force attack can crack the password within a few hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n With a 7-8-9 character\/number password, it takes 1 day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n With a password consisting of more than 10-12 characters\/numbers, it takes several months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n And with a “PhraseLike-this-one-with_more-than_21_letters_and_D!verse-characters,” it takes several years<\/strong> to crack it!<\/p>\nWhat does a Brute Force attack target?<\/h2>\n
Prosecuting the perpetrator behind a Brute Force attack<\/h2>\n
Has my website experienced a Brute Force attack?<\/h2>\n
Cracking passwords<\/h2>\n