This statistic shows the biggest online threats to older relatives according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015. During the survey period, 52 percent of respondents were concerned about their older relatives encountering malicious software or viruses.
Biggest online threats to older relatives according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Encountering malicious software/viruses
52%
Being the victim of an online scam involving fake websites/fake e-mails
50%
Losing money from having financial details stolen (e.g. through fake websites, e-mails)
45%
Falling for fake prize draws/investment schemes etc. online
38%
Being spied on by malicious software/programs installed on their computer
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Kaspersky Lab. (August 13, 2015). Biggest online threats to older relatives according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463623/online-threats-to-older-relatives/
Kaspersky Lab. "Biggest online threats to older relatives according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015." Chart. August 13, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463623/online-threats-to-older-relatives/
Kaspersky Lab. (2015). Biggest online threats to older relatives according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463623/online-threats-to-older-relatives/
Kaspersky Lab. "Biggest Online Threats to Older Relatives According to Internet Users Worldwide as of June 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463623/online-threats-to-older-relatives/
Kaspersky Lab, Biggest online threats to older relatives according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463623/online-threats-to-older-relatives/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Biggest online threats to older relatives according to internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, August 13, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463623/online-threats-to-older-relatives/
