Most commonly used and unsafe PIN numbers revealed and yours may be on list

The most commonly used PIN numbers have been revealed and I hope yours is not on the list.

But before we get into it, if your pin is 1234, and you’re under the age of 50, then you deserve to get robbed. (Sorry, not sorry).

Credit fraud remains a big issue

A whopping £556.3 million was lost to UK credit, debit and other payment card fraud in 2022, according to finder.com.

And the average defrauded account lost £204, which is not great at all.

It remains a real issue in society and is something that we often cannot avoid.

However, you can help yourself out by not picking the most common PIN numbers.

“People put themselves at risk by having weak passwords and PIN codes”

Data website Information is Beautiful took a look at the 3.4 million data points ‘visualised from several data breaches’ to determine the most and least common PIN numbers.

Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor at ESET, told the MailOnline: “By using simple or easy to guess passcodes it enables attackers to target people more easily.

“People continue to use PIN codes that are commonly used or those that are related to them and easily accessible such as dates of birth.

“Partly due to our memories only having so much captivity but also because they may have been using the same codes for many years when cyber awareness was not so well documented.

“People put themselves at risk by having weak passwords and PIN codes and often do not fully understand the threat until they are compromised.

“Password managers offer all the security for when such information cannot always be remembered plus they can help generate completely random codes so you don’t rely on your birthday or anniversary.”

The most common PIN numbers

1. 1234
2. 1111
3. 0000
4. 1212
5. 7777
6. 1004
7. 2000
8. 4444
9. 2222
10. 6969

The least common PIN numbers

1. 8557
2. 8438
3. 9539
4. 7063
5. 6827
6. 0859
7. 6793
8. 0738
9. 6835
10. 8093

“People still don’t maintain proper password hygiene”

Nordpass conducted a list of the 200 most easy-to-guess passwords back in 2021 and I can confirm 123456 is right at the top.

“Unfortunately, passwords keep getting weaker, and people still don’t maintain proper password hygiene,” said NordPass CEO Jonas Karklys.

“It’s important to understand that passwords are the gateway to our digital lives, and with us spending more and more time online, it’s becoming enormously important to take better care of our cybersecurity.”

The top 25 list of the worst passwords

1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. 12345
4. qwerty
5. password
6. 12345678
7. 111111
8. 123123
9. 1234567890
10. 1234567
11. qwerty123
12. 000000
13. 1q2w3e
14. aa12345678
15. abc123
16. password1
17. 1234
18. qwertyuiop
19. 123321
20. password123
21. 1q2w3e4r5t
22. iloveyou
23. 654321
24. 666666
25. 987654321

You can view the full list here.