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Most frequent forms of data theft in the United States 2016

Share of adults in the United States who have experienced selected forms of data theft as of May 2016
Created with Highcharts 5.0.14414135351616151514141313666464Noticed fraudulent charges on their credit cardReceived a notice that personal inforrmation had been compromisedHad their email account taken over without permissionReceived notice their social security number was compromisedHad a loan or line of credit taken out in their nameHad their social media account taken over without permissionHad a tax refund taken out in their nameAny of these0510152025303540455055606570

The data displays the share of adults in the U.S. who had fallen victim to a one or more selected forms of data theft as of May 2016. As of the survey period, 41% of respondents had noticed fraudulent charges on their credit card.

Noticed fraudulent charges on their credit card 41
Received a notice that personal inforrmation had been compromised 35
Had their email account taken over without permission 16
Received notice their social security number was compromised 15
Had a loan or line of credit taken out in their name 14
Had their social media account taken over without permission 13
Had a tax refund taken out in their name 6
Any of these 64

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