{"id":453275,"date":"2024-05-16T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/16\/these-are-10-most-common-4-digit-pins-change-yours-now-if-its-on-the-list\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T09:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:46:00","slug":"these-are-10-most-common-4-digit-pins-change-yours-now-if-its-on-the-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/05\/16\/these-are-10-most-common-4-digit-pins-change-yours-now-if-its-on-the-list\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are 10 Most Common 4-Digit PINs. Change Yours Now If It&#8217;s On The List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"These Are 10 Most Common 4-Digit PINs. Change Yours Now If It's On The List\" alt=\"These Are 10 Most Common 4-Digit PINs. Change Yours Now If It's On The List\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-12\/59c675do_mobile-generic_625x300_09_December_23.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With a 33% year-on-year increase in cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2024, India has been one of the most targeted nations in the world, a Check Point Software Technologies Ltd report said.\u00a0Cybercriminals target people, businesses, and governments by finding\u00a0weaknesses in computer systems and networks.\u00a0They use various methods like phishing scams and ransomware to steal sensitive information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><b>But what contributes to such a humongous rise in cyber attacks?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>A weak PIN is the easiest way for attackers to breach any system. A weak PIN could be something obvious\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0&#8220;1234&#8221;\u00a0or\u00a0&#8220;<wbr\/>0000,&#8221;\u00a0or something easily guessable based on personal information, like your birth date or phone number.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the most common 4-digit PINs?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>And now, a recent cybersecurity study by\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/informationisbeautiful.net\/visualizations\/most-common-pin-codes\/\" href=\"https:\/\/informationisbeautiful.net\/visualizations\/most-common-pin-codes\/\">Information is Beautiful<\/a>\u00a0shows that many tend to use simple patterns in their security codes. Of the 3.4 million PINs examined, the most common patterns are \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1234<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1111<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0000<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1212<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7777<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1004<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2000<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4444<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2222<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6969<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choosing a simple or easily guessable PIN can make you an easy target for cybercriminals. It is\u00a0important\u00a0to prioritise security when selecting a PIN to protect your accounts and devices. A\u00a0strong,\u00a0unique PIN can significantly reduce\u00a0the risk of unauthorised access to your sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>ESET cybersecurity\u00a0expert,\u00a0Jake\u00a0<wbr\/>Moore,\u00a0advised against using simple passcodes, which can make people vulnerable to cyberattacks, reported <a data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-13421527\/Most-common-four-digit-PIN-numbers.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-13421527\/Most-common-four-digit-PIN-numbers.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>. According to Mr Moore, many\u00a0people\u00a0underestimate the risk\u00a0\u201cuntil they are compromised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skilled hackers can potentially crack a significant portion of passcode guesses within a limited number of attempts. The global cybersecurity advisor strongly recommends avoiding using birth years, personal information, or repeated passwords for\u00a0personal\u00a0accounts\u00a0<wbr\/>including\u00a0social media. Using easy-to-guess PINs\u00a0&#8220;enables attackers to target people more easily,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Here are some of the least common 4-digit PINs<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8557<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8438<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9539<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7063<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6827<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0859<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6793<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0738<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6835<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8093\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite precautions,\u00a0passcodes can still be hacked. Therefore, Mr Moore suggests using password managers for added security. These tools can safeguard personal information and\u00a0\u201ccan help generate completely random codes so you\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0rely on your birthday or anniversary\u201d,\u00a0Mr Moore said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/study-reveals-most-common-4-digit-pins-raises-cyberattack-concerns-5675638\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] With a 33% year-on-year increase in cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2024, India has been one of the most targeted nations in the world, a Check Point Software Technologies Ltd report said.\u00a0Cybercriminals target people, businesses, and governments by finding\u00a0weaknesses in computer systems and networks.\u00a0They use various methods like phishing scams and ransomware [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":453276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[526028,526027,467620],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}