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23% use a data removal service to help clean up any personal information that is easily found online.

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
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47% of people said they "stopped using TikTok".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
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37% said they "stopped using Facebook".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
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69% of people said they "use an ad blocker for online browsing".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Personal informationConsumer

43% of people said they use identity theft protection solutions.

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Personal informationConsumer

72% agreed or strongly agreed that they are "concerned about my personal data being accessed and used inappropriately by the government".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Data misusePersonal information

70% of people "feel resigned that my personal data is already out there, and I can’t get it back".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Personal informationConsumer

70% believe "we will never have simple, meaningful ways to protect our data".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Personal informationConsumer

More than 40% of people have stopped using either TikTok, Instagram, or X (formerly Twitter).

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Data misusePersonal information

26% stopped using a fertility or period tracking app.

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Data misusePersonal information

77% of people said that "many online transactions today, from purchases to downloads to creating new accounts, feel like ploys to take my data".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Personal informationConsumer

42% said they use a VPN.

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Personal informationConsumer

89% of people "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that they are "concerned about my personal data being used inappropriately by corporations".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Data misusePersonal information

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".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Personal informationConsumer

72% of people are worried their data is being misused by the government.

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Data misusePersonal information

75% said they "opt out of data collection, as possible".

Malwarebytes4/9/2025
Data collectionPersonal information

97% of the phished records SpyCloud collected in 2024 contain at least one email address.

SpyCloud4/8/2025
PhishingRecords

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).

SpyCloud4/8/2025
ExposureRecords

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.

SpyCloud4/8/2025
ExposureRecords

74% of recaptured consumer records contain a physical or IP address.

SpyCloud4/8/2025
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