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HSB Cyber Survey Shows Young Adults Biggest Targets, but All Ages Face Cyber Attacks
More than one-third of U.S. consumers experienced a computer
virus, hacking incident or other cyber attack in the past 12
months, a survey by Zogby Analytics for The Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) reported today, and young
adults 18-24 were the most likely victims.
The nationwide survey also found that victims of cyber crimes
almost always spent money to recover from the attack, primarily to
restore data and purchase software. In 23 percent of the cases,
people spent between $1,000 and $5,000 per incident, while 56
percent spent less than $500.
“Consumers rely on smartphones, personal
computers and tablets for virtually every aspect of their
lives,” said Timothy Zeilman, vice
president and counsel for HSB, part of Munich Re.
“Their personal information is stored
online and increasingly their home systems are connected to the
Internet. The threat to cyber security for individuals and families
is significant and growing.”
The top two concerns among consumers were potential
cyber-attacks (66 percent
“somewhat” or
“very” concerned)
and online fraud (62 percent).
Of the 37 percent of respondents who reported a cyber attack,
almost half (42 percent) were in the 18-24 age group, compared with
34 percent of people ages 55-69 and 22 percent age 70 plus. The
most common type of damage was a computer virus or other unwanted
software (69 percent).
Online fraud leading to theft of money or property was
experienced by 18 percent of those surveyed. Younger people were
the biggest targets, with 26 percent of victims ages 18-29,
compared with 11 percent ages 65 and older. Despite the results,
approximately 45 percent of those age 50 and older were very
concerned about online fraud, compared with only 37 percent of
those ages 18-29.
A cyber extortion threat or demand was experienced by 11 percent
of respondents and 71 percent of the incidents involved demands for
money to unlock fraudulently encrypted data. More than half of
those affected (53 percent) refused to pay, although some paid
multiple times — 15 percent of them four or
more times.
HSB offers a range of insurance products and services that
addresses the risks to consumers and businesses regarding identity
theft, data breach and cyber attacks.
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Survey Methodology
Zogby Analytics was commissioned by Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) to
conduct an online survey of 1,500 adults in the United States.
Based on a confidence interval of 95 percent, the margin for error
is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, meaning all other things
being equal, the identical survey repeated will have results within
the margin of error 95 times out of 100.
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