Level of awareness of key cybercrime terms worldwide in 2019-2022

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Jun 23, 2025

Between 2019 and 2022, understanding of key cybercrime terms among worldwide users increased. In the latest examined period, "ransomware" has become more known to

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percent of users, while around seven in ten knew what "malware" meant.

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Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022

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Statistic: Share of online adults worldwide who have understanding of key cybercrime terms from 2019 to 2022

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March 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019 to 2022

Special properties

working adults and IT security professionals

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Data is based on a survey of 7,500 working adults and 1,050 IT security professionals across 15 countries worldwide.

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