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, ...
The safest 4-digit PIN is "8068" — or at least it was, until researchers at Data Genetics told everyone this week. The researchers there went through a set of 3.4 million four-digit personal ...
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 ...
Choosing a phone PIN code that's easy to remember might be a time-saver. It's also a potential security risk. If your phone or another device is lost or stolen, an easily-guessed PIN code makes it ...
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- We all hate having to remember dozens of passwords and PIN codes. However, a new study shows that you should be creative when creating PIN codes for your bank account and credit ...
A German-American team of IT security researchers has investigated how users choose the PIN for their mobile phones and how they can be convinced to use a more secure number combination. They found ...
Forget the username and password. Frost Bank launched Wednesday a smartphone app for Apple's (AAPL) mobile platform that allows its customers to log into their accounts by tapping in four-digit codes.