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    CopperheadOS has a new feature to randomize the PIN layout, which ought to counter this attack.

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      That’s really cool. I think I’d die since I remember my pin more as a shape than a number, but I could learn.

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        Same here. Especially with my memory problems. A lot of those become shapes that my muscle memory does without me even knowing what I’m doing. Until their database gets breached. (sighs)

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          Same here. This is one of the core reasons why I use an all-characters-allowed passcode: that way, what I memorize is the pronunciation spelled-out, rather than the geometry.

          Unfortunately, I’ve tried and failed to memorize the spelling instead of the pronunciation, and forgotten quite a few because capital letters sound just like lowercase letters. Yeah, I am the weakest link in any security system I use…

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            Heh. I think I know my passwords, until I switch to Dvorak, and discover letter memory morphed into muscle memory without my knowledge.

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        This randomization was implemented in MapleStory, a highly cash based game. I assume it was either to subvert bots or to deter key loggers.

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        Same attack can be conducted with ATM/CC reader pin pads.