ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Brute fact

A brute force attack is when someone tries to guess your passwords or other sensitive information by trying lots and lots of different passwords or other values to try and see which one is correct. They might try all the numbers from 1-10000, or they might try all the words in the dictionary. It's like someone trying to unlock a door by trying different keys until they find one that works.