SOCIAL ENGINEERING AS A

METHOD OF PASSWORD HACKING

NAME: ARUNABHA CHAKRABORTY
COLLEGE ROLL NO: BTECH/CSE/19/045
UNIVERSITY ROLL NO: 11600119016
PAPER NAME: CYBER SECURITY
PAPER CODE: PEC-CS702E
DEPARTMENT: CSE
YEAR: 2022-2023
 Content
• Introduction
• Definitions
• Social Engineering Cycle
• Why you should be concerned?
• Password Hacking Techniques
• Password Security tips
• References
 Password Hacking Techniques

● Brute Force attack: Try out all combinations of characters.

● Phishing: Sending malicious attachment/link over mail to trick victims.
● Social Engineering: Hackers acting as technical support and asking for
confidential information over call.
● Malwares: Keyloggers, screen scraper kind of malicious tools are often
used for stealing passwords.