January 25th, 2006
People Think CyberCrime More Likely Than Physical Crime
By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
In a survey of 700 people released by IBM today, three times as many people felt they would be the victim of a cybercrime over the next 12 months than felt they would be the victim of a physical one. According to the survey, 6% of respondents indicated they had been the victim of a cybercrime over the preceding 12 months, while 7% said they had been the victim of a physical crime.
Some interesting numbers from the survey: over the last 12 months: 29% have stopped reading credit / debit card info over the phone, 18% have stopped paying bills online, 38% don’t bank online, 37% don’t use credit cards online.
We Say: I can understand how they feel. I’ve been the victim of Internet-based ID theft 3 times already … and I’m not the type to fall for a phishing scam or give my credit card number to unknown people. I noticed that the survey said 53% of Americans hold themselves most responsible for protecting themselves from cybercrime (which is a good idea, considering the number of phishing and other scams that go on).
I also noticed some good trends: 85% either destroy or securely store documents that might have personal info on them, 70% only use shopping sites with secure checkout … puzzlingly, 16% have stopped playing online games. I haven’t been hacked yet playing City of Heroes, but maybe some have. 
Jack Case says:
Well, when *my* credit card was hacked, the hackers wento to yahoo to play games. Visa caught the “unusual activity” and froze the card and notified me. (At least, that’s the scenario they depict.) So maybe people subconsciously associate the end (playing games) with the means (by hacking your credit card number).
January 25th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
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A survey of U.S. adults revealed that three times the number of respondents said they were more likely to be victimized in an online attack such as phishing or virus outbreaks than a physical crime.
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As much as consumers have adopted and embraced technology, they are also aware that with advancement and innovation comes the opportunity to abuse the rapid spread of the electronic world.
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