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17% of consumers reported having a social media account taken over.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
65% of consumers use a unique password across their different accounts.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
33% of consumers have identity theft protection services (up from 28% in 2024).
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
10% of the highest income group ($100,000 or more) lost money after encountering a scam, making them the least likely income group to lose money.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
Scams pretending to be a bank or credit card company was reported by 25% respondents.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
Less than half (48%) of consumers regularly review their security settings at least once every six months.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
The youngest adult age group (18–29) experienced a 27 percentage-point increase in encountering text scams between 2024 and 2025 (reaching 40% in 2025).
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
Only 5% of MFA users use a physical security key, the most secure method of authentication.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
37% of Black Americans who encountered a scam reported losing money.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
Only 8% of consumers were "very confident" that their personal data is private and not distributed without their knowledge.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
33% of Americans who use MFA said they use a passkey, which is a new digital security tool.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
Nearly half of Americans (46%) reported having personally encountered a cyberattack or a digital scam attempt.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
Scams pretending to be tech support was reported by 25% of respondents.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
Phishing was the most common method, experienced by 39% of respondents.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
86% of consumers use a strong password to access their home WiFi network.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
53% of consumers have software that prevents malware or viruses.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
42% of Americans use a password manager that automatically creates and stores a very strong password for each account (up from 36% last year).
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
68% of consumers implement software updates as soon as they are available.
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
29% of consumers have a browser extension that blocks trackers (up from 25% in 2024).
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
14% of consumers have software to encrypt files on their device (up from 10% in 2024).
10/1/2025•
ConsumersScam
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