What Is A Directory Harvest Attack
A directory harvest attack or DHA is a spamming technique used to find and collect valid e-mail addresses. These addresses are later inundated with unwanted messages, usually advertisements (spam). How does a DHA work? Generally, a DHA is attempted as a brute force attack on a specific or multiple domains. This attack involves guessing combinations of common usernames and sending automated e-mails addressed to them. It then determines which ones are valid based on the type of response received by the e-mail server....