Cyber Security: Do not make these mistakes in creating passwords

News of cyber crime is heard every day across the country. Scammers are making people victims of fraud with different tricks. The report of Check Point Software Technology Limited states that in the first quarter of 2024, cases of cyber attacks increased by 33% year-on-year.

Scammers are targeting India the most in the world. Among the tricks of hackers, the password created by you is also responsible to a great extent for promoting cyber crime. According to the report, there are 10 such common passwords in India, which scammers crack in a few seconds. If you also use common or weak passwords, change them immediately.

For scammers carrying out cyber attacks, common or weak PIN and password are the easiest way to break into any system. Common PINs and passwords like ‘1234’ or ‘0000’ can be easily tracked. Some people keep their own or someone close’s date of birth or phone number in the name of the password, which scammers can easily crack.

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What are the 10 most common 4 digit PINs?

‘Information is Beautiful’ site recently conducted a study on cyber security. This shows that many people use easy patterns in their security codes. In the study, 3.4 million PINs were checked, which were the most common patterns.

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

Using a simple and weak pattern PIN or password for banking or other documents can make you an easy target for cyber criminals. In such a situation, it is important to give priority to security while choosing a PIN to protect your bank account or other devices.

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This is the most unique password and PIN

• 8557
• 8438
• 9539
• 7063
• 6827
• 0859
• 6793
• 0738
• 6835
• 8093

Do not make these mistakes in creating passwords

• Do not create a password with simple words.
• Do not use less than 8 characters in password.
• Do not use your name or date of birth in the password.
• Do not make username also the password.
• Do not use your car number or marriage anniversary date while generating PIN.
• Never create a password by asking anyone.
• To protect your data and device, you can use passphrase instead of password.
• While creating the password, make a combination of alpha numeric and special characters.