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  2. Password cracking - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_cracking

    In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [1] protecting a computer system. A common approach ( brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [2] Another type of approach is password spraying, which ...

  3. Hacker finds bug that allowed anyone to bypass Facebook 2FA

    techcrunch.com/2023/01/30/facebook-two-factor

    Mänôz found the bug in the Meta Accounts Center last year, and reported it to the company in mid-September. Meta fixed the bug a few days later, and paid Mänôz $27,200 for reporting the bug ...

  4. Leet - Wikipedia

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    Leet, like hacker slang, employs analogy in construction of new words. For example, if haxored is the past tense of the verb "to hack" (hack → haxor → haxored), then winzored would be easily understood to be the past tense conjugation of "to win," even if the reader had not seen that particular word before.

  5. Facebook password stealing software comes packed with a ...

    techcrunch.com/2017/08/10/facebook-password...

    A simple search of “hack Facebook account” yields pages of results and links to all manner of likely malware-tainted software solutions, many of which are targeted toward the average user, no ...

  6. AOHell - Wikipedia

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    AOHell. AOHell was a Windows application that was used to simplify ' cracking ' (computer hacking) using AOL. The program contained a very early use of the term phishing. It was created by a teenager under the pseudonym Da Chronic, whose expressed motivation was anger that child abuse took place on AOL without being curtailed by AOL administrators.

  7. A leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world’s tech giants

    techcrunch.com/.../leaky-database-two-factor-codes

    But codes sent over SMS text messages are not as secure as stronger forms of 2FA — an app-based code generator, for example — since SMS text messages are prone to interception or exposure, or ...

  8. Add or disable 2-step verification for extra security - AOL Help

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    We'll send you a text or call you with a new code that needs to be entered at sign-in. The phone number we contact you with may be different each time. Enable 2-step for phone. 1. Sign in to your Account Security page. 2. Next to "2-Step Verification," click Turn on. 3. Select Phone number for your 2-step verification method. 4.

  9. List of fictional hackers - Wikipedia

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    Tim Drake ( Robin ): the third Robin of the Batman Family, published by DC Comics. Barbara Gordon (Oracle): a major character in various Batman-related comics and Birds of Prey. Noah Kuttler (The Calculator): brilliant hacker villain in DC Comics. Wendy Harris (Proxy)