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Your four-digit PIN is probably just as secure as a longer one

There's no reason to believe a six-digit PIN is substantially more secure than a four-digit PIN, according to a research paper on mobile phone passcodes. The reason? When asked to choose longer PINs, ...
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Setting Up A PIN? Security Experts Warn To Avoid These 4-Digit Codes At All Costs

As tempting as it might be, avoid using 0000 as your four-digit PIN code. Same goes for 1010, 1111, 1122, and 1212, which comprises the top five worst PIN codes, according to a list compiled by ...
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What the Tech: 4-digit passcodes you should avoid

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - We all know we should have strong, unique passwords for everything, but what about those simple 4-digit PINs? It turns out, they might be even more vulnerable than you think ...

Half of under-35s struggle to remember their bank card pin number due to rise of digital payments

More than half of people under the age of 35 do not remember their four-digit pin number for their bank card, new data ...