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Exam GCIH topic 1 question 132 discussion

Actual exam question from GIAC's GCIH
Question #: 132
Topic #: 1
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Andrew, a bachelor student of Faulkner University, creates a gmail account. He uses 'Faulkner' as the password for the gmail account. After a few days, he starts receiving a lot of e-mails stating that his gmail account has been hacked. He also finds that some of his important mails have been deleted by someone. Which of the following methods has the attacker used to crack Andrew's password?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. (Choose all that apply.)

  • A. Denial-of-service (DoS) attack
  • B. Zero-day attack
  • C. Brute force attack
  • D. Social engineering
  • E. Buffer-overflow attack
  • F. Rainbow attack
  • G. Password guessing
  • H. Dictionary-based attack
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Suggested Answer: CDFGH 🗳️

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tp9222
1 month, 1 week ago
Faulkner is not a dictionary word
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anonyuser
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Man this could just be brute force and password guessing. Doesn't even have to be a dictionary or rainbow.
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GQ
10 months ago
CFGH only, there no mention of any social engineering attempt
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