While this might not remove the need for a PIN or fingerprint entirely, it could reduce how often you're asked to verify your ...

Android used to have a process where you could type the wrong PIN or password multiple times and it would then send a recovery email to the associated account. However, Google removed that procedure.

The most common PIN, used by 9% of the accounts include in the analysis, was 1234. It was followed by 1111, 0000 and 1342.

How to protect your Android from a banking threat that bypasses fingerprint unlock and steals your PIN By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report , Fox News Published Dec. 31, 2023, 10:41 a.m. ET ...