pin codes

The method allows you to determine the characters entered on the virtual keyboard by the sound waves generated when you press the keys. Keyloggers are not the only means by which attackers can find out the password of a tablet or smartphone. A team of scientists from the University of Cambridge...

The most common four-digit PIN codes were 1234, 0000, 2580, 1111 and 5555. Security researchers Philipp Markert, Daniel V. Bailey, Maximilian Golla, Markus Dürmuth and Adam J. Aviv examined how users choose PIN codes for their mobile devices and how they can be persuaded to use a more secure...

Experts continue to be amazed at how hackers manage to begin the practical use of methods that a year ago were considered only theoretically possible, and only in a narrow academic environment. Now they have learned to remove PIN codes from our cards without directly entering the ATM we use. To...

Sec-Tec, a company specializing in information security, has found that inexpensive thermal imagers for smartphones can help fraudsters steal a bank card PIN code from an ATM pin pad. Thermal imager modules can be bought for several hundred dollars: for example, FLIR One for iPhone will cost...

Why is the combination "1004" so popular in South Korea? The secret is revealed. In the modern world, the importance of the PIN code is difficult to overestimate. It allows you to instantly access your bank account, withdraw or deposit money. However, for hackers and thieves, this is one of the...