A data set of 3.4 million pins was used. The first two digits are on the horizontal end; the second two on the vertical end. That perfectly diagonal yellow line streaking across it shows the ...

longer PINs are harder to crack into, and they do a better job at securing the contents of your various electronic gadgets. A 6-digit PIN may only be 2 numbers longer than the typical 4-digit PINs ...

Even a six-digit PIN, an option on many phones, would take R2B2 as much as 80 days longer to crack than the default four-digit passcode. "When you see a robot working like this, you think ...

This pin might make you an easy target. Many people have difficulty selecting and remembering a passcode, especially when it involves four-digit pins. But if you plan to default to something as ...