---
id: 8198
title: "NetSPI’s Top Password Masks for 2015"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/netspis-top-password-masks-for-2015/"
published_at: "2016-01-19T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["pentesting", "ntlm", "password-cracking", "hashcat", "statistics", "masks"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8198"
lang: en
---

# NetSPI’s Top Password Masks for 2015

## Summary

Analyzes cracked NTLM domain hashes from a year of penetration tests to publish the top ten password masks, dominated by seasonal patterns like Spring15 and Fall2015.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/netspis-top-password-masks-for-2015/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8198