Online Concerns — We Worry about Social Media & the Dark Web

Reviews.org did a consumer survey on cyber criminals, malware, and financial account security. It found most of us very concerned about all three. Those worries aren’t unfounded. A huge percentage of us have been hit — or had hits attempted — by cyber criminals.  

• 91% of us have received a suspicious email we think was a phishing attempt
• 45% have had unauthorized charges on credit or debit cards
• 30% have had social media accounts hacked
• 27% know their personal information has been sold on the Dark Web
• 23% have had email accounts hacked 

Yes, we’re under attack but a large percentage of us are fighting back.

• 72% now avoid public Wi-Fi when doing something sensitive on a phone or computer
• 56% of us now have anti-virus hardware on our devices
• 55% use a VPN
• 42% now have a password manager

Reviews.org said changing passwords regularly is a key activity to keep your accounts protected but just 44.3% of us regularly change passwords when required.

Here’s what we’re worried about when it comes to cyber crime:

1. Credit card information being stolen

Very concerned: 53%

Somewhat concerned: 31%

2. Financial accounts being accessed by cyber criminals

Very concerned: 52%

Somewhat concerned: 34%

3. Becoming a victim of identity theft

Very concerned: 50%

Somewhat concerned: 36%

4. Malware or viruses infecting devices

Very concerned: 50%

Somewhat concerned: 37%

5. Personal information being sold on the Dark Web

Very concerned: 48%

Somewhat concerned: 32%

6. Children's safety when online

Very concerned: 42%

Somewhat concerned: 17%

7. Personal data stolen in a cyber attack

Very concerned: 39%

Somewhat concerned: 44%

8. Being tracked online by 3rd party companies

Very concerned: 38%

Somewhat concerned: 43%

9. Private photos being leaked

Very concerned: 34%

Somewhat concerned: 24%

10. Being exposed to fake news or misinformation

Very concerned: 30%

Somewhat concerned: 30%

11. Private messages being leaked

Very concerned: 30%

Somewhat concerned: 30%

12.. Social media accounts being hacked

Very concerned: 28%

Somewhat concerned: 39%

Source link: PropertyCasualty360.com — https://bit.ly/3B8fpK8