How do hackers hack your password?

 

Hacking refers to capturing one's data or private information through unauthorized access. It is a way of attacking one's privacy and stealing the information may it be of a company, an organization, or an individual. This task is performed by hackers who are masters of computer technology and its databases and structures. It is usually a tedious task but is done with a lot of logic and knowing the ethics. These hackers are so smart that they have the information of every digital step by tracing your digital footprints. They will be able to hack all the information from your account only through your password that is why it is always instructed to make a strong password for the site for which you have built an account. 

Let's see how do hackers hack your password:

First, when you create an account, the password that you store is not stored directly in the form of numbers say 12345 instead the companies on the web sphere have their hashing algorithm. This algorithm takes your plain text password and converts it into its hashed text, which is then stored in our database. In the market, there are many hashing algorithms present like SHA-1, SHA-256, MD-6, Tiger, and many more. The companies use a particular hashing algorithm to store your password in the hashed form. If there is a data breach and the hackers steal the information of the company,  then also your all the information will be available to the hackers except your password. These hackers have already hacked the data of some big companies like Facebook, Uber, Dominos, Apple, Twitter, etc.

The first technique that a hacker will use is the Rainbow Tables available on the Internet which have the most commonly used passwords along with their hashed forms. The hacker will try to match your hashed password with those available in the rainbow tables and if the match is found the hacker will get your original password and your account is hacked. 

If your password is slightly strong then this rainbow table will not work and the hackers will try Dictionary Attack which stores the commonly used passwords at a wide range. In this dictionary, the hash is not available so it takes a bit more time as the hacker will try to match your hashed password with every hash available and match it with your hash. If the hash matches then he will take out your original password using that hash. 

If this process also fails then he will try the Brute Force Attack in which he will take out the combination of every possible number and character and he will compare the hash of the combination with your hashed password. Now here if you have created a strong password then it may take million years for him to find out the hash of your password. The best way to prevent your account from hacking is to have a strong password for your account. 

Other than this some companies have their security officers and security analysts who use a technique called salting. The companies have a private set of characters called salt. These companies will take your password and add their salts in the middle of your password. Even if your account details are stolen by the hackers they will get the hashed form of your salted password and not the original one which makes the hash of your password even more difficult to crack. The hacker will be able to crack your password only when the hackers know the salt of the company. 

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