We live in a world that is ton of passwords and pins, and a ton of people after all of those pins and passwords.

So, what can you do to better protect yourself from those who may be after the information in your accounts? Well, for a start, you may want to avoid using these most commonly used pins.

Avoid Using These 4 Common Pins

If you want to protect yourself from those who may be after your information, you should avoid using the following pins, as they may be putting you at risk.

1234

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1234, is a commonly used pin, which believe it or not, is easy to crack.

1111

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Another easily cracked code.

0000

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This is one that is nice on a device you don't plan to use with important info.

1212

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Another code for mass knowledge.

WARNING: Avoid Using These Pins Too

While those pins are the four most commonly used, there are some others that you should be aware of that may put you and yourself in harms way, of those who may be after your information.

Using the following pins, could put you in danger.

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

Have you used any of the followings pins before, or are you currently using any of them? If you are, you may want to change your passwords immediatly.

Using commonly known pins and passcodes could cause some harm to you in the long run. Once a hacker has your information, it becomes a true struggle to get your information back.

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