T1110.002

Official Description

Adversaries may use password cracking to attempt to recover usable credentials, such as plaintext passwords, when credential material such as password hashes are obtained. [OS Credential Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003) can be used to obtain password hashes, this may only get an adversary so far when [Pass the Hash](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/002) is not an option. Further, adversaries may leverage [Data from Configuration Repository](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1602) in order to obtain hashed credentials for network devices.(Citation: US-CERT-TA18-106A)

Techniques to systematically guess the passwords used to compute hashes are available, or the adversary may use a pre-computed rainbow table to crack hashes. Cracking hashes is usually done on adversary-controlled systems outside of the target network.(Citation: Wikipedia Password cracking) The resulting plaintext password resulting from a successfully cracked hash may be used to log into systems, resources, and services in which the account has access.

Tactics: Credential Access
Platforms: Identity Provider, Linux, macOS, Network Devices, Office Suite, Windows
Parent Technique: T1110 · Brute Force
MITRE Version: 1.4
Last Modified: May 12, 2026

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Reported Context (1)

The operator used hashcat to crack stolen Gitea database credentials stored as bcrypt hashes. Red Heron Exploits Gitea CVE-2026-60004 in Multinational Campaign, Deploys Linux Rootkit

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Malware (2)

Threat Actors (1)

MITRE ATT&CK (10)

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Products (7)

Tools (5)

Industries (11)

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