The most popular four -digit pin is 1234 and is used as code by one in ten of the ten codes that ABC has examined. The second most popular pin is 0000 followed closely by 1111. People are lazy and do not want to tax their brains to remember a pin so that they repeat the same number. The problem is that the bad guys could be able to understand this and enter a device. Pins in the top ten of use include 1212 (which repeats 12 twice) and 4444.
Another popular series of pins uses the year of birth of the owner of the aircraft which explains 1986 is a very popular pin. Someone born that year is 38 to 39 years old. In 2004, in the top 20 pins used, which would include those who have shot or 21 years old this year.
In countries outside the United States, the date / month format is more popular than the month / date format used in America. Thus, the special days that can be converted into four-digit pins should also be avoided, such as 2512 (December 25-Christmas). You should also avoid 1225.
Some four -digit popular pins are popular because those who use it think they are intelligent. For example, 1342 is the most popular code; It’s just a game on 1234. You may be wondering why 2580 is in the Top 40. If you cannot understand why this combination is so popular, look at the dial on your phone. Do you see it now? These are the four numbers directly starting with the number two.
The calculation reveals the problem. Let’s say someone steals a phone and has ten chances to guess before locking up or having the data wipped automatically. If the assumptions are limited to the 50 most popular pins, the risk of guessing the right spindle can reach 15% depending on the Gemini. I don’t know about you, but it’s a worrying figure if you ask me.
To reduce these chances, get away from the use of the 50 most popular four-digit pins:
- 1234 popularity 9.0%
- 1111-popularity 1.6%
- 0000-popularity 1.1%
- 1342 0.6% popularity
- 1212 0.4% popularity
- 2222 0.3% popularity
- 4444 0.3% popularity
- 1122 0.3% popularity
- 1986 0.3% popularity
- 2020 0.3% popularity
- 7777 0.3% popularity
- 5,555 0.3% popularity
- 1989 0.3% popularity
- 9999 0.2% popularity
- 6969 0.2% popularity
- 2004-popularity 0.2%
- 1010 popularity 0.2%
- 4321 0.2% popularity
- 6666 0.2% popularity
- 1984 0.2% popularity
- 1987 0.2% popularity
- 1985 0.2% popularity
- 8888 0.2% popularity
- 2000 0.2% popularity
- 1980 0.2% popularity
- 1988 0.2% popularity
- 1982 0.2% popularity
- 2580 0.2% popularity
- 1313 0.2% popularity
- 1990 0.2% popularity
- 1991 popularity-0.2%
- 1983 0.2% popularity
- 1978-popularity 0.2%
- 1979 0.2% popularity
- 1995-popularity 0.2%
- 1994 0.2% popularity
- 1977 0.2% popularity
- 1981 0.2% popularity
- 3333 0.2% popularity
- 1992-popularity 0.2%
- 1975 0.2% popularity
- 2005 0.2% popularity
- 1993 0.2% popularity
- 1976-popularity 0.2%
- 1996-popularity 0.2%
- 2002-popularity 0.2%
- 1973 0.2% popularity
- 2468 0.2% popularity
- 1998-popularity 0.1%
- 1974 0.1% popularity
