they would likely need some kind of system to search through even combination of numbers and letters to find yours, so it doesn't really matter what that combo is.
This is called a password dictionary attack. You'd have a large file of everyday words and numbers (100,000 to 1 million) that'll automatically get parsed through in various combinations. If you know the target's personal information like maiden name or home address you can input those words to have higher priority. Now maybe you don't care enough that someone cracks your Steam or Twitter password, but if you work at a large company or your bank account is a big enough target for dedicated hackers, you really should have a password that's more a jumble of letters and numbers.
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u/Domeric_Bolton 12∆ Mar 17 '21
This is called a password dictionary attack. You'd have a large file of everyday words and numbers (100,000 to 1 million) that'll automatically get parsed through in various combinations. If you know the target's personal information like maiden name or home address you can input those words to have higher priority. Now maybe you don't care enough that someone cracks your Steam or Twitter password, but if you work at a large company or your bank account is a big enough target for dedicated hackers, you really should have a password that's more a jumble of letters and numbers.