ElI5: How do hackers use brute force attacks like dictionary attacks if I get locked out of my account after 3 failed attempts?

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ElI5: How do hackers use brute force attacks like dictionary attacks if I get locked out of my account after 3 failed attempts?

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Answer 1

For the second part. Not all websites have a 3 attempt limit. Either it’s more or unlimited. I’ve failed like 10 times and no problem arose. And they would only brute force websites like that. They might also be able to hide the attempts In order to bypass the attempt limit.