how to HACK a password // Windows Edition

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Create passwords I can’t hack with Dashlane (unlike Michael): https://dashlane.com/networkchuck50 (50% off) with code NETWORKCHUCK50 It is surprisingly easy to hack a password on Windows. In this video, NetworkChuck will demonstrate how you can grab a password hash from a Windows computer and reveal the passwords with a tool called impacket secrets dump. Once we have the hash, we can use a password cracking tool called Hashcat (a popular tool in Kali Linux), to crack the password. VIDEO HELP --------------------------------------------------- Mitigation Techniques: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/002/ SECURITY MEASURES YOU NEED TO DISABLE TO USE ALL FEATURES IN THIS VIDEO -Disable “DisableRestrictedAdmin” (this allows winrm and rdp access with a hash): reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa /t REG_DWORD /v DisableRestrictedAdmin /d 0x0 /f -Turn off Windows Firewall -Enable RDP and add user to RDP users group 🔥🔥Join the NetworkChuck Academy!: https://ntck.co/NCAcademy **Sponsored by Dashlane SUPPORT NETWORKCHUCK --------------------------------------------------- ➡️NetworkChuck membership: https://ntck.co/Premium ☕☕ COFFEE and MERCH: https://ntck.co/coffee Check out my new channel: https://ntck.co/ncclips 🆘🆘NEED HELP?? Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/networkchuck STUDY WITH ME on Twitch: https://bit.ly/nc_twitch READY TO LEARN?? --------------------------------------------------- -Learn Python: https://bit.ly/3rzZjzz -Get your CCNA: https://bit.ly/nc-ccna FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/networkchuck/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/networkchuck Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NetworkChuck/ Join the Discord server: http://bit.ly/nc-discord AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- (GEAR I USE...STUFF I RECOMMEND) My network gear: https://geni.us/L6wyIUj Amazon Affiliate Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/networkchuck Buy a Raspberry Pi: https://geni.us/aBeqAL Do you want to know how I draw on the screen?? Go to https://ntck.co/EpicPen and use code NetworkChuck to get 20% off!! fast and reliable unifi in the cloud: https://hostifi.com/?via=chuck - Password cracking techniques - How to hack a password on Windows - Cybersecurity vulnerabilities - Cyberattacks and network security - Kali Linux for password hacking - Hashcat and CUPP for password cracking - Pass the Hash attack - NTLM and RDP security - WinRM for remote access - Ethical hacking for information security - IT security and password protection - NetworkChuck's password cracking tutorial - Learn password cracking on NetworkChuck - Understanding cybersecurity and password hacking - Protecting against password hacking - Information security and password protection - IT security best practices for passwords #passwordhacking #passwordcracking #windows

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