Nearly One-in-Five Say Personal Data Online Was Stolen
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scyther5/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Americans are clearly concerned that their online privacy can be easily compromised.
According to a Pew Research Center report, 18 percent of 1,000 adults polled in late January said they’ve had personal information swiped off the Internet that included their Social Security numbers, credit card data or information about their bank accounts.
The problem appears to have gotten worse in a relatively short time because when Pew asked the same question last July, just 11 percent reported a breach of personal information.
Meanwhile, 21 percent reported that online data pertaining to their email or social media accounts has been attacked, about the same as it was six months earlier.
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