In 2022, around half of the adults in Australia encountered mobile or SMS scam attempts. Attempts of phishing scams were among the most frequently encountered cyber threats across all researched markets. The third-most common cyber threat was attempts to infect computer or mobile devices with a virus.
Common cyberthreats experienced by adults in select countries in 2022
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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Gen Digital. (February 28, 2023). Common cyberthreats experienced by adults in select countries in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389415/cyberthreat-encounter-worldwide-by-country-and-type/
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