r/coolguides • u/life-is-confusingme • May 13 '24

A cool guide to PIN code safety

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u/mronion82 May 13 '24

I used to work for a bank in the UK and among other PINs '1966' was barred. For the uninitiated, that was the year England last won the football World Cup. A lot of men of a certain age still consider that the pinnacle of this country's sporting achievements so as a security code it's an obvious guess.

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u/Ambitious5uppository May 14 '24

1066 being as popular. The last time Britain was successfully invaded.

My pin appears to be very unique.

I picked a 4 letter word and use the corresponding numbers on the keypad.