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 ...

A weak or predictable PIN can serve as an open door for cybercriminals, which is why you need to have a strong and individual ...

With thousands of people falling prey to scams and cyber attacks every year, you may think that people would be a little more careful about their passwords and PIN numbers. However, an analysis of ...

A privacy expert has revealed the most and least common phone pins - and it turns out that many of us are using the same ones ...

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 ...

Contactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and ...

Certain PIN codes are blacklisted on iOS. For example, iOS recommends you don't use 0000 or 0011, but doesn't have a problem with 0001 or 1001. But what combination of numbers are blacklisted, and ...