| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Received suspected scam e-mail or scam text message encoursaging you to enter personal or financial information | 44% |
| Seen anything offensive or inappropriate online | 31% |
| Online contact from someone who was pretending to be someone else | 19% |
| Notification that your personal data (such as e-mail address or password) has been compromised due to a data leak or breach | 18% |
| Your e-mail or social media account being hacked (someone accessing your account without your permission) | 10% |
| Any form of online bullying/ harrassment/ trolling | 8% |
| Lost money online (got scammed or ripped off) | 8% |
| A computer virus on any device you use to go online | 7% |
| Your financial or other personal information being stolen and/or used online without your permission or knowledge | 7% |
| Been threatened or stalked online | 6% |
| Any of these | 70% |
| None of these | 27% |
| Do not know | 3% |
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Release date
January 2024
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
October 11 to November 14, 2023
Number of respondents
3,095 respondents
Age group
16 years and older
Special properties
internet users who have encountered select experiences in the past 12 months
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