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top 50 attack

By: Mohamed Shawky kamel

1. Phishing: Attacker impersonates a trustworthy entity to deceive victims into revealing
sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details.

2. Denial of Service (DoS): Overwhelms a system or network with excessive traffic or

requests, making it unavailable to legitimate users.

3. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS): Similar to DoS, but the attack is launched
from multiple sources simultaneously to amplify the impact.

4. Man-in-the-Middle (MitM): Intercepting and altering communication between two

parties without their knowledge, allowing the attacker to eavesdrop or manipulate data.

5. SQL Injection: Exploiting vulnerabilities in a web application's database layer to

execute malicious SQL commands, potentially gaining unauthorized access or manipulating
data.

6. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS): Injecting malicious scripts into web pages to execute in
victims' browsers, often allowing the attacker to steal sensitive information or control the
user's session.

7. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF): Forcing victims' browsers to send

unauthorized requests to a vulnerable website, potentially leading to actions performed on
their behalf without consent.

8. Brute Force: Repeatedly attempting various combinations of usernames and

passwords to gain unauthorized access to a system or account.

9. Social Engineering: Manipulating human psychology to deceive individuals into

divulging sensitive information or performing certain actions.

10. Ransomware: Malicious software that encrypts victims' files, demanding a ransom
payment in exchange for the decryption key.

11. Malware: General term for malicious software, including viruses, worms, trojans, and
spyware, designed to harm or exploit systems or steal information.

12. Zero-Day Exploit: Leveraging a vulnerability in a software or system that the

developers are unaware of, giving the attacker an advantage before a patch or fix is
available.

13. Buffer Overflow: Overloading a program's memory buffer to execute arbitrary code,
potentially allowing the attacker to gain control over the system.

14. Eavesdropping: Intercepting and monitoring network communications to obtain

sensitive information.

15. Pharming: Redirecting victims to fake websites, often through DNS poisoning, to
deceive them into entering their credentials or financial information.

16. Clickjacking: Tricking users into clicking on hidden or disguised elements on a

website, potentially leading to unintended actions or revealing sensitive information.

17. Password Cracking: Using various techniques to discover or guess passwords,

such as brute-forcing, dictionary attacks, or rainbow table lookups.
18. Keylogging: Recording keystrokes made by a user, often covertly, to capture
passwords or other sensitive information.

19. Malvertising: Distributing malware through legitimate online advertisements,

exploiting vulnerabilities in the ad networks or the users' browsers.

20. DNS Spoofing: Tampering with DNS responses to redirect users to malicious
websites or intercept their communications.

21. Session Hijacking: Stealing or impersonating a user's session identifier to gain

unauthorized access to a web application.

22. Wireless Sniffing: Capturing and analyzing network traffic over wireless networks to
obtain sensitive information, such as passwords or account credentials.

23. Insider Threat: Exploiting internal access or privileges by an authorized user to

compromise systems or steal sensitive data.

24. Watering Hole Attack: Infecting websites frequently visited by a target audience to
exploit their devices or gain access to their network.

25. Advanced Persistent Threat (APT): A prolonged and targeted attack by a skilled
adversary, often sponsored by a nation-state, aiming to gain unauthorized access or extract
sensitive information.

26. File Inclusion Exploits: Exploiting weaknesses in file inclusion mechanisms to

execute arbitrary commands or include malicious files.

27. Click Fraud: Generating fraudulent clicks on online advertisements to deceive

advertisers or manipulate pay-per-click revenue.

28. DNS Tunneling: Bypassing network security measures by encapsulating non-DNS

traffic within DNS packets to exfiltrate data or establish unauthorized communication
channels.

29. Smishing: Phishing attacks conducted through SMS or text messages, usually
tricking recipients into revealing sensitive information or downloading malware.

30. Vishing: Phishing attacks conducted over voice calls, often using social engineering
techniques to deceive victims into divulging sensitive information.

31. Cryptojacking: Illegally using victims' computing resources to mine cryptocurrencies

without their knowledge or consent.

32. Trojan Horse: Malicious software disguised as legitimate software, often tricking
users into installing or executing it, allowing the attacker to gain unauthorized access or
control.

33. Keystroke Injection: Injecting keystrokes into a target system, typically using
specialized hardware or malicious firmware, to perform unauthorized actions.

34. Logic Bomb: Malicious34. Logic Bomb: Malicious code that remains dormant within
a system until triggered by specific conditions or events, often causing damage or
unauthorized actions.
35. Fileless Malware: Malware that operates in memory without leaving traces on the
file system, making it difficult to detect and eradicate.

36. DNS Amplification: Exploiting misconfigured DNS servers to generate a large

volume of traffic to a target's IP address, overwhelming their network resources.

37. Password Spraying: Attempting a small number of commonly used passwords

against multiple accounts or systems, increasing the chances of successful unauthorized
access.

38. Session Replay: Recording and replaying a user's interaction with a web
application, potentially exposing sensitive information or credentials.

39. USB-based Attacks: Exploiting vulnerabilities in USB devices or utilizing social

engineering to trick users into executing malicious code from USB drives.

40. Reverse Engineering: Analyzing and understanding the inner workings of software
or systems to identify vulnerabilities or extract sensitive information.

41. DNS Hijacking: Manipulating DNS settings or compromising DNS servers to redirect
users to malicious websites or intercept their communications.

42. IoT (Internet of Things) Exploitation: Targeting vulnerabilities in internet-

connected devices, such as smart home devices or industrial systems, to gain unauthorized
access or disrupt their functionality.

43. Eavesdropping: Intercepting and monitoring communication between wireless

devices, such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, to obtain sensitive information.

44. Insider Data Theft: Unauthorized access to and theft of sensitive data by an
individual with legitimate access, such as an employee or contractor.

45. Supply Chain Attacks: Targeting vulnerabilities in the software supply chain to
compromise trusted applications or components, allowing for widespread exploitation.

46. DNSSEC Attack: Exploiting weaknesses in the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)
protocol to bypass or undermine its security measures.

47. Side Channel Attacks: Exploiting information leaked through unintended channels,
such as power consumption or electromagnetic radiation, to extract sensitive data.

48. Physical Attacks: Gaining unauthorized access to systems or data by physically

tampering with hardware, stealing devices, or exploiting physical vulnerabilities.

49. Voice Assistant Exploitation: Exploiting vulnerabilities in voice-controlled assistant

devices to gain unauthorized access or extract sensitive information.

50. AI-based Attacks: Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques to enhance or

automate attacks, such as generating convincing phishing emails or evading detection
systems.