Although cyber-crime related worries were generally high among adults in the United States in early 2021, the largest share (90 percent) of respondents stated that they were afraid of identity theft. This included the theft of social security numbers (SSN). About 89 percent feared losing access to financial institutions.
If the United States fell victim to a cyber-attack, how worried are you about the following?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Identity theft (stolen SSN, etc.)
90%
Inability to access financial institutions
89%
Personal privacy (hacked emails, web cam, etc.)
87%
Infrastructure (electricity, water, telephone) systems being disabled
86%
Losing access to personal computer or other devices
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