NordVPN Survey: Americans Worry Most About the Wrong Part of Cybercrime
Many people do their best to protect themselves from cybercrimes by prioritizing cybersecurity on their laptops, smartphones and other devices. But the real risk may be the theft of your personal data through other means.
A survey commissioned by the cybersecurity company NordVPN, released Friday, found that cybercriminals are shifting how they gain entry, and many of us are ignoring the signs. Although attackers used to mainly target devices -- like by slipping malicious files into a computer -- the focus is now on manipulating people through scam calls, phishing messages that imitate popular companies and fake login pages to steal passwords.
In a survey of 1,200 Americans, NordVPN found that 91% of people are concerned about cybersecurity scams. Some 56% worry more about broader threats, such as identity theft or fraud, than about scam calls, which they are more likely to encounter regularly. On a daily basis, 46% of...
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