Pew: 18% adult American internet users have stolen important personal information

The security of personal data of American netizens April 15 morning news, the Pew Research Center, the data show that, as large-scale data leaks and system defects are increasing, more and more American netizens have suffered personal information stolen, many people already have accounts stolen. The Pew Research Center's January 2014 survey was as follows:--18% American adult internet users have important personal information stolen, such as Social Security numbers, credit cards, or bank account information. This ratio is above 11% in July 2013. --21% American Adult netizens say they have e-mails or social network accounts stolen or taken over without permission. This ratio is the same as July 2013. Last week's exposure to a heart bleed security leak is the latest negative news in the Data security field. The impact of the vulnerability has had an impact on the ubiquitous encryption technology in network transactions and accounts, but has not been discovered for up to two years. Security researchers are not sure whether hackers have exploited this vulnerability, but the problem is estimated to have affected up to 66% of active Web sites. Last December, Target (59.42,0.52,0.88%) announced that its 40 million customers ' credit and debit card information was stolen. Shortly thereafter, the retailer reported that personal information such as more customers ' emails and mailing addresses had been stolen. This January, US retailer Nieman Marcus also announced that 1.1 million credit and debit card information was stolen by hackers. The news will no doubt add to the woes of users who have already suffered personal information theft. Studies show that younger adults and younger boomers are particularly vulnerable in the second half of 2013. Personal information theft ratio of Internet users in the past year, the Pew Research Center found that of the 18-29-year-old American Adult Internet users, about 7% were aware of the theft of important personal data such as social Security numbers, credit cards or bank account information. A recent survey found that about 15% of young adults in the United States suffered from the theft of such personal information. Similarly, 50-64-year-old American Adult Internet users are more likely to report personal information theft: about 11% claimed to have experienced the problem in July last year and rose to 20% in January. The increase in other age groups is less pronounced. As American netizens become more and more online, they have changed their attitudes about the extent to which personal information is exposed online. The proportion of American internet users who grew more concerned about the amount of personal information on the web reached 50% in January 2014, well above 33% in 2009. (Ding Macro)