As of January 2023, four in ten surveyed adults worldwide said they had experienced a computer or a mobile device virus. Those encountering mobile or SMS scams were 35 percent, while 30 percent stated experiencing a phishing scam. Furthermore, around a quarter of respondents had experienced an extortion e-mail scam.
Share of adults worldwide who have experienced cyber crime as of January 2023, by type
The source surveyed 7,021 adults in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom between November and December 2022 and 5,004 adults in the US were surveyed in January 2023.
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Gen Digital. (February 28, 2023). Share of adults worldwide who have experienced cyber crime as of January 2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389306/cyber-crime-encounter-worldwide-by-type/
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Gen Digital. (2023). Share of adults worldwide who have experienced cyber crime as of January 2023, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389306/cyber-crime-encounter-worldwide-by-type/
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