This survey shows the measures taken by users after their account had been hacked. Durig a survey in 2011, it was found that 23 percent of victims had changed the password and ran an anti-virus scan to regain control of their account, while the same amount of compromised users did nothing.
Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011
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Commtouch. (October 6, 2011). Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203229/recovery-user-responses-to-account-hacking/
Commtouch. "Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011." Chart. October 6, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203229/recovery-user-responses-to-account-hacking/
Commtouch. (2011). Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203229/recovery-user-responses-to-account-hacking/
Commtouch. "Types of Action Taken by U.S. Computer Users Whose Account Had Been Hacked in 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203229/recovery-user-responses-to-account-hacking/
Commtouch, Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203229/recovery-user-responses-to-account-hacking/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Types of action taken by U.S. computer users whose account had been hacked in 2011 [Graph], Commtouch, October 6, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203229/recovery-user-responses-to-account-hacking/