Netherlands: experienced cyber threats, by cyber threat and gender 2017| ��ƽ��

Share of internet users affected by various cyber threats in the Netherlands in the second half of 2017, by cyber threat and gender

Characteristic	Men	Women
Infected with virus/malware	8%	4%
Infected with ransomware	6%	1%
Device hacked	5%	1%
Online account was hacked	5%	1%
Tricked into sharing private or sensitive details	4%	3%
Data was intercepted while using my device/connection	4%	1%
Data was shared/leaked inappropriately by a third party	2%	1%
Device was used for cyberattacks	2%	0%
Experienced financial fraud	2%	1%

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Release date

July 2018

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

H2 2017

Number of respondents

504 respondents

Special properties

internet users; the source does not specify the date of the survey; the source states: the respondents "represents the adult online population according to age and gender"

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source notes, this data shows the "threats that users encountered online for the period".

The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.

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This statistic illustrates the outcome to a survey concerning the share of internet users affected by various cyber threats in the Netherlands in the second half of 2017, by cyber threat and gender. During the surveyed period in the second half of 2017, roughly five percent of the Dutch men indicated their online account has been hacked.