In this article we will investigate other functionalities of the Cyber Security test tool Hydra. In one of the previous articles we cracked a user password on a Linux system through SSH. In this example we do not know the exact username of any FTP user. We will create a list of possible usernames along our password list. All of these operations happen in a personal lab.

Important note: hacking in the wild is illegal! Do NOT do it out of the lab, unless you are a penetration tester with a signed contract!

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