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  • What happened in 1984?
  • MrPottatoHead
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    PIN received for new bank account today with blurb about changing to a new number.

    Do not pick memorable dates from history e.g. 1066, 1984 or 2001

    What was so special about 1984?

    Also, how would these be any less secure than any other PIN? Is 1066 a popular guess with history loving criminals?

    Rubber_Buccaneer
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    Someone may have used it as a book title

    devash
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    The future was predicted.

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    MrPottatoHead
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    Which book?

    bearnecessities
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    Karate Kid film, obvz.

    convert
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    What was so special about 1984?

    You got 2001 but not 1984? ungood

    They are the ones with the data – there must be certain numbers that come up frequently enough that if you knew them would access an unhealthy number of cards.

    MrPottatoHead
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    That was a joke BTW.

    Was Karate Kid really ’84? That makes me feel old 🙁

    CaptainFlashheart
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    Album title, too.

    Rubber_Buccaneer
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    and always shield the keypad when you tap in your PIN, big brother is watching

    Northwind
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    Birth of Gareth Gates

    slackalice
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    So, what numbers are you going with?

    MrPottatoHead
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    I’m going to hazard a guess that there are over 100 million accounts in the UK, and only 9999 possible PIN numbers. Surely any combo is going to give access to an unhealthy number of accounts if that’s the reason.

    I’m going with 8008. Bet no has ever thought of that.

    Drac
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    SAS were live on TV raiding the Libiyan Embassy.

    only 9999 possible PIN numbers.

    10000

    CheesybeanZ
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    I meet MrsbeanZ .

    tomhoward
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    i was conceived…

    n0b0dy0ftheg0at
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    That famous clash of Zola Budd and Mary Decker (not Carol, the T’Pau singer 😉 )?

    Rubber_Buccaneer
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    The year that marks my conception

    Photos or it didn’t happen

    shermer75
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    The Smiths released their first album

    tomhoward
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    Photos or it didn’t happen

    You are Donald trump and I claim £5

    oldnpastit
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    [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFiwFKDyp8A[/video]

    mattyfez
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    Chap called Orwell predicted the future basically. Wrote a book about it.

    mattyfez
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    Which book?

    A book called 1984.

    zilog6128
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    Apparently the most popular PIN is 1234
    http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/

    MSP
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    SAS were live on TV raiding the Libiyan Embassy.

    [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnpKqFWsbSk[/video]

    muppetWrangler
    Free Member

    Someone got to use the phrase “should’ve got a mac” for the first time

    phiiiiil
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    That link is ace, I was going to post it but was beaten to it!

    Spin
    Free Member

    Do not pick memorable dates from history e.g. 1066, 1984 or 2001

    Or 1690 if you’ve seen Trainspotting 2.

    mikertroid
    Free Member

    9999 possible PIN numbers

    PIN = Personal Identification Number. It is therefore not necessary to say Personal Identification Number Number.

    You’re welcome.

    joshvegas
    Free Member

    Me!

    I happened.

    Nipper99
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    I left school in 84 😕

    July 1984 – oh yes.

    [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z49bfaXGX78[/video]

    MrPottatoHead
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    @zilog – genuinely fascinating article, thanks.

    ton
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    i was released from kirk levington, and became a good person. a path i have stayed on since. 😀

    slowoldman
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    Was it the first year Joe Cocker died?

    allthegear
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    2nd base. 😉

    Rachel

    darrell
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    I was legally allowed to drink beer in a pub

    so about 2 years after I started then

    wilburt
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    Morley Miss Wet T shirt

    chipster
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    Strike started.

    unovolo
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    I got my ear pierced, height of rebellion for a 12yr old.

    breadcrumb
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    9999 possible PIN numbers.

    I’m fairly certain you can’t have 4 consecutive numbers either so that’s another ten fewer possibilities.

    zzjabzz
    Free Member

    Which book?

    1984 and All That

    I tried to phone my bank to see if I could use 5705 as my PIN – but there was no reply…

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