Norton study: 348 million identities exposed in 2014

“Consumer confidence was rocked in 2014 by an unprecedented number of mega breaches that exposed the identities of millions of people who were simply making routine purchases from well-known retailers,” said Fran Rosch, executive vice president, Norton by Symantec.

Norton released its its findings from the Norton Cybersecurity Insights Report, which sheds light on the truths of online crime and the personal effect it has on consumers.

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2012 Norton Study: Consumer Cybercrime Costs Canadians C$1.4 Billion

Norton's yearly cybercrime study finds that 8.3 million Canadians fell victim to cybercrime in last year. Increasing dependence on mobile devices also reflected in mobile vulnerabilities doubling in 2011 from 2010·  The study also found that ybercrime costs the average Canadian $169 and that  21%: Online adults who don’t understand the risk of cybercrime or how to protect themselves online. Hit jump for the full results of the 2012 Norton Study.

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