This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2018 on experience with identity theft. Some 21 percent of respondents state their e-mail address has been used to send spam mailings. The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Cybersecurity in the United States 2018 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
Have you ever been subject to identity theft, i.e. has anyone ever misused your personal data and caused you damage?
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Statista. (February 14, 2019). Have you ever been subject to identity theft, i.e. has anyone ever misused your personal data and caused you damage? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/990205/experience-with-identity-theft-in-the-us
Statista. "Have you ever been subject to identity theft, i.e. has anyone ever misused your personal data and caused you damage?." Chart. February 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/990205/experience-with-identity-theft-in-the-us
Statista. (2019). Have you ever been subject to identity theft, i.e. has anyone ever misused your personal data and caused you damage?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/990205/experience-with-identity-theft-in-the-us
Statista. "Have You Ever Been Subject to Identity Theft, I.E. Has Anyone Ever Misused Your Personal Data and Caused You Damage?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/990205/experience-with-identity-theft-in-the-us
Statista, Have you ever been subject to identity theft, i.e. has anyone ever misused your personal data and caused you damage? Statista, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/990205/experience-with-identity-theft-in-the-us (last visited January 09, 2025)
Have you ever been subject to identity theft, i.e. has anyone ever misused your personal data and caused you damage? [Graph], Statista, February 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/990205/experience-with-identity-theft-in-the-us
