This statistic shows the online identity threats experienced by internet users worldwide as of June 2015. During the survey period, 25 percent of respondents said that they had received anonymous or unsolicited e-mails or social network messages with suspicious attachments or links.
Online identity threats experienced by internet users worldwide as of June 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Receiving anonymous/unsolicited e-mail or social network messages with suspicious attachments/links
25%
Receiving a suspicious e-mail claiming to be from a social network asking to send a password etc.
14%
Being redirected to a suspicious web page asking to enter social media/e-mail/game credentials
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Kaspersky Lab. (August 13, 2015). Online identity threats experienced by internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463729/online-identity-threats-worldwide/
Kaspersky Lab. "Online identity threats experienced by internet users worldwide as of June 2015." Chart. August 13, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463729/online-identity-threats-worldwide/
Kaspersky Lab. (2015). Online identity threats experienced by internet users worldwide as of June 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463729/online-identity-threats-worldwide/
Kaspersky Lab. "Online Identity Threats Experienced by Internet Users Worldwide as of June 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463729/online-identity-threats-worldwide/
Kaspersky Lab, Online identity threats experienced by internet users worldwide as of June 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463729/online-identity-threats-worldwide/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Online identity threats experienced by internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, August 13, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463729/online-identity-threats-worldwide/
