Emojis vs. Hackers.

AuthorPotenza, Alessandra
PositionTECHNOLOGY - Brief article

In 2014 alone, hackers stole billions of passwords worldwide. Now, a British company says it has a possible solution: emojis. Intelligent Environments, an online banking services provider, has launched the first-ever passcode service that prompts users to create PINs from emojis instead of numbers. PINs are the short codes required to access ATMs and pay with debit cards; if successful, emojis could one day be used for all kinds of passwords. The company says image combinations are easier to remember and harder to crack because PINs will be created from 44 emojis...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT