Originally Posted by
rlbmorton
yes when I noticed this I was extremely annoyed. I don't get why CO can't move away from the 4 digit pin code. I think it is the ONLY online service I use that has my credit card information that has such a flimsy security set up.
My old credit union used a 4-digit PIN for online logins (different from the ATM PIN).
Of course my current bank uses a 4-digit PIN for access to the account via ATMs and debit POSs. The ATM card itself is easily duplicated by a waiter, etc. (though I don't use the debit card as a credit card), so a lot of the security rests solely on that 4-digit number.
This is a much bigger deal than CO's online stuff, which is limited to buying airline tickets and related services, for which you need to be physically present, making such theft risky.