This statistic presents a ranking of the most common cyber threat experiences of internet users in the United States. During the September 2018 survey, 32.7 percent of respondents stated that they had experienced a hack of their social media or e-mail account.
Most commonly encountered cyber threats according to internet users in the United States as of September 2018
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Receiving fraudulent emails or phone calls asking for your personal details
69.7%
Discovering malicious software (viruses, etc.) on you rdevice
57.6%
Being a victim of bank card or online banking fraud
37.2%
Your social network account or email being hacked
32.7%
Identity theft (somebody stealing your personal dataand impersonating you)
31.4%
Online fraud where goods purchased are not delivered,are counterfeit or are not as advertised
30.3%
Being asked for a payment in return for getting backcontrol of your device
26.8%
Not being able to access online services like banking orpublic services because of cyber-attacks
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ESET North America. (January 31, 2019). Most commonly encountered cyber threats according to internet users in the United States as of September 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/767993/most-common-cyber-threats-usa/
ESET North America. "Most commonly encountered cyber threats according to internet users in the United States as of September 2018." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/767993/most-common-cyber-threats-usa/
ESET North America. (2019). Most commonly encountered cyber threats according to internet users in the United States as of September 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/767993/most-common-cyber-threats-usa/
ESET North America. "Most Commonly Encountered Cyber Threats According to Internet Users in The United States as of September 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/767993/most-common-cyber-threats-usa/
ESET North America, Most commonly encountered cyber threats according to internet users in the United States as of September 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/767993/most-common-cyber-threats-usa/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Most commonly encountered cyber threats according to internet users in the United States as of September 2018 [Graph], ESET North America, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/767993/most-common-cyber-threats-usa/
