Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - Launching a Word List Attack

The video tutorial demonstrates how to perform a wordlist attack using Hashcat. It covers the steps to launch the attack, specify the hash type, and use a wordlist file. The tutorial also addresses handling errors, interpreting results, and testing with different wordlists. Additionally, it provides tips on simplifying file specifications in Hashcat commands.

What is the purpose of using a word list in a Hashcat attack?

Describe the steps to specify the attack mode in Hashcat.

What command is used to launch the Hashcat software?

How do you specify the hash type you want to crack in Hashcat?

What should you do if Hashcat provides an error message?

Explain the significance of the hashcat.pot file.

What happens when you attempt to crack a password that is not in the specified word list?