Most Common 4 Digit PINs Easy to Crack Here’s Full List Change Yours If on List

In today’s time, the world including India is troubled by those who are usurping people’s hard-earned money by using advanced technology. India was one of the most targeted countries in the world, with a 33% year-on-year increase in cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2024, a software firm says. In cyber attacks, people’s personal information and bank details are stolen through flaws in their devices and sometimes money is withdrawn from their bank accounts remotely. In most cases, attackers take advantage of flaws in an app or system, but sometimes people setting a very weak PIN or password also invites hackers.

In India too, like other countries of the world, there are some people who use PIN to keep themselves digitally safe, but they choose such a PIN, cracking which is easy for cyber attackers. As we told you above, a report by Check Point Software Technologies states that in the first quarter of 2024, India was at the first place in the list of most targeted countries with a year-on-year increase of 33% in cyber attacks. Although there can be many reasons behind this, but there is also one reason, by correcting which people can avoid such attacks. We’re talking weak PINs, because the latest from ‘Information is Beautiful’ Report It says that many people use very simple patterns in their security codes.

Weak PIN is the easiest way for attackers to break into any system. A weak PIN can be anything, like ‘0000’ or ‘1234’ or a person’s birthday, which is publicly visible on their profile on many social media platforms nowadays. Some people also use the first or last digits of their phone number, without knowing that their phone number can also be easily obtained by attackers.

The latest cyber security study has revealed that many people use very common patterns in their security code. Of the 34 lakh PINs tested, the most common patterns are:

• 1234
• 1111
• 0000
• 1212
• 7777
• 1004
• 2000
• 4444
• 2222
• 6969

Gave one to the Daily Mail statement Jake Moore, ESET cybersecurity expert, advised against using simple passcodes, which could leave people vulnerable to cyberattacks. According to Moore, many people underestimate the risks “until they fall into the trap.”

He said, “Skilled hackers can potentially crack a significant portion of passcode guesses within a limited number of attempts. The use of easy-to-guess PINs enables attackers to target people more easily.”

Some other very simple and common 4-digit PINs are as follows:-

• 8557
• 8438
• 9539
• 7063
• 6827
• 0859
• 6793
• 0738
• 6835
• 8093