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AI Can Be Used To Crack Passwords
This is an area of significant concern in cybersecurity.
AI can help malicious people crack your passwords.
ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI tools can be used to write content, create images, code software, and perform many other useful tasks, but they can also be used to break into your email, Windows, phone, or bank accounts.
AI has access to vast amounts of data and can process that data at lightning speed. If someone wants to get hold of your passwords, this AI capability comes in handy.
How can hackers use AI to crack your passwords?
AI can be trained on large datasets of leaked passwords to learn common patterns, structures, and preferences that users follow when creating passwords. This includes common substitutions (e.g., ‘3’ for ‘E’), patterns (e.g., ‘1234’), and commonly used phrases. For example, it might learn that the letter “a” is most common at the beginning of passwords, while numbers are more likely towards the end.
In a more complex scenario, an entirely new AI can be developed specifically for password cracking, trained on thousands or even millions of leaked passwords. Once the AI establishes common patterns, structures, and preferences that you follow, it can successfuly offer your potential passwords.
