Pew Research Center: 64% of Americans have personally experienced a data breach

A new analysis from the Pew Research Center found the majority of Americans — 64 percent — have personally experienced a major data breach.

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The finding comes from the Pew Research Center’s survey of 1,040 adults in the spring of 2016.

Here are five of the most interesting facts from the Pew Research Center’s survey.

1. Approximately 41 percent of Americans have had fraudulent charges on their credit cards.

2. Fifteen percent of those surveyed received notices claiming their Social Security number had been compromised.

3. Almost half of Americans — 49 percent — believe their personal information is less secure now than it was five years ago.

4. Twenty-eight percent of Americans aren’t confident at all that the U.S. government can keep their data safe and secure.

5. The majority of Americans — 70 percent — believe major cyberattacks on the U.S.’ public infrastructure will happen in the next five years.

Click here to view more of the survey’s findings.

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