Suppose someone were to gain access to your password. If you reused it on websites that dont make it part of a multi factor authentication MFA setup, that person can easily gain access to those accounts and steal your personal information. If they have your PIN, on the other hand, they can only use it on the particular device you created it on if they can get their hands on it — they cant use it remotely. With the increasing incidence of data breaches, the prevalence of phishing attacks, and the...

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