News

Actions

Is your PIN among the 20 most popular four-digit PIN codes?

Posted at 12:34 PM, Aug 01, 2013
and last updated 2013-08-01 14:54:22-04

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 car.

DataGenetics has released a list of the 20 most-used PINS. There are 10,000 four-digit combinations that can be formed using the numbers 0-9, however many use the same ones.

DataGenetics says thieves can correctly guess more than 25 percent of PIN codes within 20 tries.

Researchers say the best PIN codes are ones without significance.

List of the 20 most common PINS:

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

Read more: DataGenetics

(via WGHP-TV)