{"id":29266,"date":"2025-09-15T21:41:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=29266"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:51:03","slug":"50-most-common-pin-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/50-most-common-pin-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 Most Common PIN Codes: If Your’s in On the List, Change It!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most South Africans use four-digit PIN codes to secure their bank cards and mobile wallets. However, studies reveal that millions still rely on predictable and easily guessed numbers. The most common PIN codes<\/strong> are often simple sequences, repeats, or even birth years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cybercriminals exploit this behaviour. A single guess from the top 20 most common codes can unlock one in ten accounts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your PIN appears in the Top 50 list below, change it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Top 50 Most Common PIN Codes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the numbers that cybercriminals try first. If your PIN is here, it\u2019s unsafe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. 1234<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. 1111<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. 0000<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. 1342<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. 1212<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. 2222<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. 4444<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. 1122<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. 1986<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. 7777<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. 5555<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. 1989<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. 9999<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. 6969<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. 2004<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. 1010<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. 4321<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. 6666<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. 1984<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. 1987<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. 1985<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. 8888<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. 1980<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    1. 1988<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. 1982<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. 2580<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. 1313<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. 1990<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. 1991<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. 1983<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. 1978<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. 1979<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. 1995<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. 1994<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. 1977<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    13. 1981<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    14. 3333<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    15. 1992<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    16. 1975<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    17. 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    18. 1993<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    19. 1976<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    20. 1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    21. 2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    22. 1973<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    23. 2468<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    24. 1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    25. 1974<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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