The majority of respondents in the United States had their passwords breached once or twice in 2021, while three percent of respondents had their account hacked over ten times. However, 26 percent of respondents never experienced a password breach.
How many times have you knowingly had your password breached?
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DIW. (June 28, 2021). How many times have you knowingly had your password breached? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305866/us-frequency-of-having-accounts-breached/
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DIW. (2021). How many times have you knowingly had your password breached?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305866/us-frequency-of-having-accounts-breached/
DIW. "How Many times Have You Knowingly Had Your Password Breached?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305866/us-frequency-of-having-accounts-breached/
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How many times have you knowingly had your password breached? [Graph], DIW, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305866/us-frequency-of-having-accounts-breached/