Wallet thieves have chance at guessing card PINs

By Staff Writers on Feb 24, 2012 5:50PM

British researchers calculate probabilities.

A "competent" thief could guess the four-digit PIN of one payment card in every 11-18 wallets they stole, according to University of Cambridge researchers. The research [pdf] is based on a mathematical analysis of two leaked datasets combined with the results of a survey of 1177 people. The ...

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