Online adults experiencing cyber crime 2023, by type

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Sep 11, 2024
As of January 2023, four in ten surveyed adults worldwide said they had experienced a computer or a mobile device virus. Those encountering mobile or SMS scams were 35 percent, while 30 percent stated experiencing a phishing scam. Furthermore, around a quarter of respondents had experienced an extortion e-mail scam.

Share of adults worldwide who have experienced cyber crime as of January 2023, by type

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Statistic: Share of adults worldwide who have experienced cyber crime as of January 2023, by type

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Release date

February 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2022 to January 2023

Number of respondents

12,025 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source surveyed 7,021 adults in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom between November and December 2022 and 5,004 adults in the US were surveyed in January 2023.

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