UK: level of concern over social media or email hacking 2019

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the level of concern over the hacking of social media or email accounts in the United Kingdom, as of October 2019. During the survey period, it was found that 23 percent of respondents reported that they were very concerned.

How concerned are you about experiencing or being a victim of your social media or email account being hacked?

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

October 2019

Number of respondents

23,420*

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

Internet users

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Cybercrimes can include many different types of criminal activity. How concerned are you personally about experiencing or being a victim of the following cybercrimes?
Your social network account or email being hacked."

* Base of respondents for EU-28.

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