Victims as young as 12 are falling for cyber-crimes more often than any other age group, new study shows
- Children as young as 12 are now MOST likely to fall victim to cyber-crimes
- Research finds identity theft and online shopping fraud are most common scams
- The over-65s were affected least because they were more cautious, study finds
Young Britons are falling for cyber-crimes more often than any other age group – with victims as young as 12, a new study shows.
Researchers in both the UK and Netherlands found that the most common cyber-crimes involved identity theft and online shopping fraud where internet users paid for goods that never arrived.
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Young Britons are falling for cyber-crimes more often than any other age group – with victims as young as 12, a new study shows [File photo]
The over-65s were affected least because they were more cautious, although they lost more when targeted.
Daniel Markuson, of digital security firm NordVPN which carried out the study, said: ‘Younger people use services like internet banking more often.’
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Researchers in both the UK and Netherlands found that the most common cyber-crimes involved identity theft and online shopping fraud [File photo]