iPhones, for many years, have had advanced security thanks to Touch ID and Face ID. Even like this, we need to continue setting a PIN or a number key to unlock it occasionally. By default, Apple requires us to use a six-digit code, although many people prefer to change it to four to unlock it more comfortably.
What are the easiest codes to find on iPhone
A report by the scientist analyzed more than 10,000 number combinations that were leaked in many enterprise security breaches. Here appeared the unlock codes for applications, ATMs, credit cards… The first conclusion is that most of the Users use the same PIN for everything, whether to unlock the iPhone or withdraw money from the bank. This report managed to get through 3.4 million four-digit codes to get a table with the most used codes and the percentage of people who used them.
The 20 easiest codes to crack
|
Coded |
percentage of use in the population |
|---|---|
|
1234 |
10.7% |
|
1111 |
6.01% |
|
0000 |
1.18% |
|
1212 |
1.19% |
|
7777 |
0.75% |
|
1004 |
0.61% |
|
2000 |
0.63% |
|
4444 |
0.52% |
|
2222 |
0.51% |
|
6969 |
0.51% |
|
9999 |
0.45% |
|
3333 |
0.41% |
|
5555 |
0.39% |
|
6666 |
0.39% |
|
1122 |
0.36% |
|
1313 |
0.30% |
|
8888 |
0.30% |
|
4321 |
0.29% |
|
2001 |
0.29% |
|
1010 |
0.28% |
As you can see, the king of unlock codes is “1234”. If we look, itMost of these codes follow the same pattern. That is, repeat the same number four or two times. Something that hackers know very well. On the other hand, the report also wanted to know which unlock codes were the safest and least common in these leaks.
The 20 codes least used by the population
|
Coded |
percentage of use in the population |
|---|---|
|
8557 |
0.001191% |
|
9047 |
0.001161% |
|
8438 |
0.001161% |
|
0439 |
0.001161% |
|
9539 |
0.001161% |
|
8196 |
0.001131% |
|
7063 |
0.001131% |
|
6093 |
0.001131% |
|
6827 |
0.001101% |
|
7394 |
0.001101% |
|
0859 |
0.001072% |
|
8957 |
0.001042% |
|
9480 |
0.001042% |
|
6793 |
0.001012% |
|
8398 |
0.000982% |
|
0738 |
0.000982% |
|
7637 |
0.000953% |
|
6835 |
0.000953% |
|
9629 |
0.000953% |
|
8093 |
0.000893% |
|
8068 |
0.000744% |
How to get a secure iPhone unlock code
There is a big difference for hackers between trying to crack a four-digit code and a six-digit code. Actually, with a six-digit PIN, brute force attacks have taken place in recent days instead of a few hours. So yes, we should all have a six-digit passcode on our iPhone.
From now on, other things to avoid are repeating patterns or numbers and, of course, not using our year of birth, birthday… Choose, for example, a date of an event that is important to you, but in general terms it is unknown. An example could be the date your football team won the Champions League.
With these tips and knowing which codes are easiest for hackers to decipher, it is time to get to work and change the passcode on your iPhone if you think it’s not completely safe. You can do this from Settings > Face ID & Passcode.
Source | Data Genetics
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