PIN which are the most popular lock codes

Do you use a PIN? A few weeks ago, Tarah Wheeler, Senior Director of Data , Threat and Vulnerability of s Splunk, he published on Twitter a list of the most common PIN codes that users use to protect their their credit/debit card(s).

Wheeler claims that 26% of all phones could (to open) with the first 20 PIN lock codes. Let's look at the list published by the researcher:

 

PIN
  • 1234
  • 1111
  • 0000
  • 1212
  • 7777
  • 1004
  • 2000
  • 4444
  • 2222
  • 6969
  • 9999
  • 3333
  • 5555
  • 6666
  • 1122
  • 1313
  • 8888
  • 4321
  • 2001
  • 1010

Are any of the above codes yours? If we look for it above We will find that 1234 is by far the most popular PIN on the market, accounting for about 11% of the total, while PINs 1111, 0000, and 1212 represent approximately 6, 2, and 1 percent, respectively.

Based on the above you should probably review the security offered by the PIN codes.

Using Pathping in Windows

Although biometric locking methods are now established, they almost always work in parallel with one PIN lock. Can the biometric method make the PIN code to It's much less common, but it doesn't seem to replace it completely, especially on iOS devices.

As we mentioned in iOS, Apple is asking for 9-digit PINs by default from version 6 onwards, but it seems that there are still many who use four-digit numbers to lock their device.

Maybe it's time for iOS and Android to force their users to use stronger PINs.

Of course if you are one of those who use one of the above PIN codes to lock your device, or on a cash card, change it now…

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