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 (UK) as of October 2014. During the survey period, it was found that 33 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?*
* The originial survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB7.7 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 media or email account being hacked."
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European Commission. (March 11, 2015). How concerned are you about experiencing or being a victim of your social media or email account being hacked?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480830/level-of-concern-over-the-hacking-of-social-media-or-email-accounts-in-the-uk/
European Commission. "How concerned are you about experiencing or being a victim of your social media or email account being hacked?*." Chart. March 11, 2015. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480830/level-of-concern-over-the-hacking-of-social-media-or-email-accounts-in-the-uk/
European Commission. (2015). How concerned are you about experiencing or being a victim of your social media or email account being hacked?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480830/level-of-concern-over-the-hacking-of-social-media-or-email-accounts-in-the-uk/
European Commission. "How Concerned Are You about Experiencing or Being a Victim of Your Social Media or Email Account Being Hacked?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480830/level-of-concern-over-the-hacking-of-social-media-or-email-accounts-in-the-uk/
European Commission, How concerned are you about experiencing or being a victim of your social media or email account being hacked?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480830/level-of-concern-over-the-hacking-of-social-media-or-email-accounts-in-the-uk/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
How concerned are you about experiencing or being a victim of your social media or email account being hacked?* [Graph], European Commission, March 11, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480830/level-of-concern-over-the-hacking-of-social-media-or-email-accounts-in-the-uk/