Most punishable types of hacking in the U.S. 2017

This statistic presents a ranking of the most punishable types of hacking according to adults in the United States. During the January 2017 survey period, 44 percent of respondents stated that cyber espionage should have the severest penalties.

Most punishable types of hacking according to adults in the United States as of January 2017

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Espionage	44%
Hacking for personal profit	30%
Hacking for corporate profit	10%
Hacking to promote a political or social cause (hacktivism)	16%

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February 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 2017

Number of respondents

1,012 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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Question: "What type of hacking should have the severest penalties?"

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