What kind of attack breaks into a system by trying the most common passwords?
A) Man-in-the-middle
B) Denial of service
C) Dictionary attack
D) Spoofing
E) Rootkit
F) Tire iron
The answer: C) Dictionary attack
Instead of trying every possible combination of characters, a dictionary attack will try the most common passwords to see if it can quickly gain access to a system.
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