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Re:Equifax security freeze PINs are the timestamp of when yo... by 8cmj7A on Saturday September 09, 2017 @05:17PM (#15209195)
I can confirm at least the first 6 digits are MMDDYY based on the date that I saved it into 1password. The last 4 digits seem like could very likely be hhmm.

Edit: Can confirm: The pin is the exact date/time stamp that my freeze was applied. I'm able to tell based on another note saved to 1password. It is within 1 minute :(

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