Most common PINs

[jes]

Most common PINs

Is your PIN one of the easiest to predict? New research reveals the most and least used PINs

 

[Space_Chief]

With Chip and Pin and no longer signature as a requirement the burden of proof falls on the card holder. If someone gets your card and guesses your PIN, you basically have no recourse. You gotta pay.

 

[AlmightyBender]

6969 *shakes head*

 

[RaptorSA]

Funny, by mentioning the least used pins they ended up listing mine

 

[GreGorGy]

6969 *shakes head*

I have family members with that.

 

[Nuro]

Phew. At least 3865 wasn't there.

 

[Anthro]

Phew. At least 3865 wasn't there.

ohh shhh

 

[cerebus]

With Chip and Pin and no longer signature as a requirement the burden of proof falls on the card holder. If someone gets your card and guesses your PIN, you basically have no recourse. You gotta pay.

They've got 3 tries to guess an arbitrary 4-number combination, versus forging a signature. I'll take my chances with chip and pin thanks.

 

[mister]

They've got 3 tries to guess an arbitrary 4-number combination, versus forging a signature. I'll take my chances with chip and pin thanks.

I'm taking no chances, I'll keep my signature and the bank can keep their job of keeping my money safe.

 

[TelkomUseless]

Mine is not in the top or bottom !

 

[chrisc]

Glad to see my one is not there (yet)

 

[LCBXX]

Just take the 4th or 5th most popular PIN. Most cards only give you 3 strikes before it locks...

 

[cerebus]

I'm taking no chances, I'll keep my signature and the bank can keep their job of keeping my money safe.

You'll rather use signature verification than chip and pin? Are you out of your bloody woman-born skull?

 

[IzZzy]

Now, the next article on this subject will list the "least common PINs" as the most common PINs.

Why the need to publish the least common PINs?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Maybe they should start using 5 or 6-digit PIN's as opposed to the current 4-digit presently in use?

 

[ThinkCentre]

I thought that your PIN is secret?

 

[Spyk3r]

no 9876?? wierd

 

[cerebus]

There are 256 possible pin number combinations (4^4). Chances of guessing correctly are vanishingly small. On the other hand your retention rate diminishes with every added number. So you have much more chance of forgetting your pin (an occurrence that already happens too often with me) than of someone else guessing it.

 

[Badprop_za]

I thought that your PIN is secret?

So did I......But a PIN also means nothing if you can't linked to a card / username, etc. (Not that it makes it better to publish!)

 

[Necuno]

Most common PINs

Is your PIN number one of the easiest to predict? New research reveals the most and least used PIN numbers

I'd rather use ****