This survey shows the measures taken by users after their account had been hacked. Durig a survey in 2011, it was found that 23 percent of victims had changed the password and ran an anti-virus scan to regain control of their account, while the same amount of compromised users did nothing.
Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011
* Some of those who responded “other” had broached the issue with their email provider. The source does not provide information regarding the number and age of respondents.
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Commtouch. (October 6, 2011). Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203229/recovery-user-responses-to-account-hacking/
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