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Security question answers: common surnames

Common family surnames for answering 'mother's maiden name' security questions and seeding name-based credential guesses.

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145.3 KB
Category
Passwords
Source
danielmiessler/SecLists
License
MIT
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>head seclists-security-answer-surnames.txt145.3 KB
SMITH
JOHNSON
WILLIAMS
JONES
BROWN
DAVIS
MILLER
WILSON
MOORE
TAYLOR
ANDERSON
THOMAS
JACKSON
WHITE
HARRIS

Common family surnames for answering 'mother's maiden name' security questions and seeding name-based credential guesses.

This list is geared toward password cracking and credential attacks. It contains roughly 145.3 KB and pairs well with tools such as hydra, burpsuite, ffuf. Pick the smallest list that fits your engagement: shorter lists are faster and quieter for online attacks, while larger lists give broader coverage for offline work where speed is less of a constraint.

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Sourced from danielmiessler/SecLists and distributed under MIT. Only use wordlists against systems you are explicitly authorized to test.