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How to change and multiply dictionary passwords

We’ve seen some bad advice floating around the Internet on how to make a good password. It goes something like this:

“Take your favorite word, change a couple of letters into symbols, slap a number on the end and use that as your super-safe, almost-impossible-to-crack password.”

Really?

We put together a video that shows just how easy it is to crack the password “B@seb@!!99”, which was originally the word “baseball”. 

Our password cracker software is capable of mutating passwords taken from dictionaries: 

  • Changes, removes and switches symbols
  • Combines passwords from multiple dictionaries
  • And much more!

Smart dictionary attacks are available with all Passcovery products for:

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