The baffling brain teaser, shared on Instagram’s Threads, asks people to ‘crack the password’ of a lock using a few hints. How quickly can you unlock it?

GREENSBORO, N.C. — How safe is your password? How long would it take a computer to crack it and get all your information? Check out this graphic from Statista. It shows the number of characters ...

Alongside the mind-boggling brain teaser, he wrote, “Can you still crack the code?” The brain teaser features a lock that can only be opened with a four-digit code.

If your password was 6 digits (as is default now) and you had changed your password within the last few minutes, it could take up to 374 days to crack it. A 4-digit code would take over 3 days.

Imagine a number lock with a three-digit code, and you're given five clues to crack it open. First, one digit is in the correct spot. Second, one digit is right, but it's in the wrong place.

Previous reports have suggested the GrayKey can crack 4-digit passcodes in a matter of hours and 6-digit passcodes in days, but as highlighted by VICE 's Motherboard, cracking times for the ...

Having an unlocked iPhone–without so much as a four-digit barrier between you and some subway snatcher–is asking for trouble. Four-digit passcodes or PINs were the only way to secure the ...