According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 41 percent of Singaporeans believed it likely that their personal online accounts would be hacked in that year. In 2018, Singapore experienced one of its worst cyber attacks, in which the computers of its largest healthcare group were breached by hackers, who released the personal information of 1.5 million patients, including the Singaporean prime Minister.
Share of respondents in Singapore who thought it likely that their personal online accounts would be hacked in 2020
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
One of my online accounts (e.g. email, social media,banking) will be hacked into."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Singapore who thought it likely that their personal online accounts would be hacked in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090757/singapore-likelihood-online-accounts-being-hacked/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Singapore who thought it likely that their personal online accounts would be hacked in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090757/singapore-likelihood-online-accounts-being-hacked/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Singapore who thought it likely that their personal online accounts would be hacked in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090757/singapore-likelihood-online-accounts-being-hacked/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Singapore Who Thought It Likely That Their Personal Online Accounts Would Be Hacked in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090757/singapore-likelihood-online-accounts-being-hacked/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Singapore who thought it likely that their personal online accounts would be hacked in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090757/singapore-likelihood-online-accounts-being-hacked/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of respondents in Singapore who thought it likely that their personal online accounts would be hacked in 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090757/singapore-likelihood-online-accounts-being-hacked/
