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Apple is ramping up security on iOS 9 and it’s going to take a little extra memorization on your part. Anyone with an iPhone or iPad that has Touch ID will be required to update to a new 6 digit PIN ...

There's no reason to believe a six-digit PIN is substantially more secure than a four-digit PIN, according to a research paper on mobile phone passcodes. The reason? When asked to choose longer PINs, ...

The Times of India's 'Hack of the Day' series offers practical solutions for everyday challenges. This installment focuses on securing your WhatsApp account with two-step verification. This feature ...

Your old 6-digit PIN code? Still useful, but prehistoric by comparison. DIGIPIN doesn’t sort mail by districts—it guides drones, ambulances, and deliveries right to your door, plot, or doorstep tile.

This pin might make you an easy target. Many people have difficulty selecting and remembering a passcode, especially when it involves four-digit pins. But if you plan to default to something as easy ...

The safest 4-digit PIN is "8068" — or at least it was, until researchers at Data Genetics told everyone this week. The researchers there went through a set of 3.4 million four-digit personal ...