Sure, but even though it was easy it still required "cracking". In the beginning the secret was not know but in the end the 'adversary' was able to determine th

Sure, but even though it was easy it still required "cracking". In the beginning the secret was not know but in the end the 'adversary' was able to determine the secret. In my mind "cracking" a password or a code refers to uncovering the secret which is exactly what was done in this case. If the password would have been brute forced over a couple of days you would probably call it cracking. The same principle should apply even if you guess the password to be "password" in the first try.