In a study carried out in 2019, French respondents had stated their opinion on the possibility of a hack on one of their personal social media accounts. That year, about 32 percent of them said that their personal social media accounts were not likely to be hacked. On the other hand, 41 percent were aware that a breach could occur on their personal accounts such as e-mail, social media or banking.
Do you think it is likely that your one of you social media accounts (e.g. email, social media, banking) will be hacked?
The question was phrased by the source as follows:"Q. 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".
* Adults across Germany, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Britain, Hungary, Czechia, l India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States. The exact number for French adults was not given.
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Ipsos. (January 16, 2020). Do you think it is likely that your one of you social media accounts (e.g. email, social media, banking) will be hacked? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136090/possibility-social-media-account-hack-france/
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Ipsos. (2020). Do you think it is likely that your one of you social media accounts (e.g. email, social media, banking) will be hacked?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136090/possibility-social-media-account-hack-france/
Ipsos. "Do You Think It Is Likely That Your One of You Social Media Accounts (E.G. Email, Social Media, Banking) Will Be Hacked?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136090/possibility-social-media-account-hack-france/
Ipsos, Do you think it is likely that your one of you social media accounts (e.g. email, social media, banking) will be hacked? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1136090/possibility-social-media-account-hack-france/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
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