Nearly half of consumers have been cybercrime victims

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45% of consumers have been a victim of some form of cybercrime — with 65% choosing not to report the incident to authorities. Research also found that one in six of these consumers have lost funds due to online fraud, with 20% losing in excess of $1,298.

Conducted by Opinium, the research surveyed 3,457 consumers across the U.K., U.S., Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands to gauge perceptions, attitudes and experiences regarding online fraud, security and cybercrime.

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