Oh I wasn't thinking of that kind of terminology, thanks for pointing that out. I was using online as someone who is at a distance and can only try social engin

Oh I wasn't thinking of that kind of terminology, thanks for pointing that out. I was using online as someone who is at a distance and can only try social engineering, brute forcing, and looking for re-used passwords (much more common, especially with Russian hackers), whereas offline is someone who would have access to local areas and could find a password book (much rarer but still happens).