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23% use a data removal service to help clean up any personal information that is easily found online.
47% of people said they "stopped using TikTok".
37% said they "stopped using Facebook".
69% of people said they "use an ad blocker for online browsing".
43% of people said they use identity theft protection solutions.
72% agreed or strongly agreed that they are "concerned about my personal data being accessed and used inappropriately by the government".
70% of people "feel resigned that my personal data is already out there, and I can’t get it back".
70% believe "we will never have simple, meaningful ways to protect our data".
More than 40% of people have stopped using either TikTok, Instagram, or X (formerly Twitter).
26% stopped using a fertility or period tracking app.
77% of people said that "many online transactions today, from purchases to downloads to creating new accounts, feel like ploys to take my data".
42% said they use a VPN.
89% of people "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that they are "concerned about my personal data being used inappropriately by corporations".
60% of respondents did not agree that they have "become less vigilant about my data privacy and security because there is little I can do these days".
72% of people are worried their data is being misused by the government.
75% said they "opt out of data collection, as possible".
97% of the phished records SpyCloud collected in 2024 contain at least one email address.
The average exposure for a single employee identity in 2024, under a traditional exposure model, shows 11 records per employee, 1 unique username, 1 total username, 1 unique email, 11 total emails, 7 credential pairs, and 7 unique sources (breach, malware, or phish).
By using holistic identity matching for an individual employee, the average exposure increases to 146 records per employee, 22 unique usernames, 13 total usernames, 89 unique emails, 141 total emails, 57 credential pairs, and 8 unique sources. This represents more than 12x the exposed data compared to the traditional view.
74% of recaptured consumer records contain a physical or IP address.