The source surveyed 7,021 adults in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom between November and December 2022 and 5,004 adults in the US were surveyed in January 2023.
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Global consumer confidence about online personal data security 2023
A global survey conducted between November 2022 and January 2023 found that around seven in ten respondents felt more vulnerable to identity theft at the time of the survey than they did a few years ago. Additionally, 53 percent said the steps they currently take were sufficient to avoid their identity being stolen.
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Gen Digital. (February 28, 2023). Worldwide internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
Gen Digital. "Worldwide internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft as of January 2023." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
Gen Digital. (2023). Worldwide internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
Gen Digital. "Worldwide Internet User Attitudes regarding Online Identity Theft as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
Gen Digital, Worldwide internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/ (last visited May 07, 2026)
Worldwide internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft as of January 2023 [Graph], Gen Digital, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
