Bitdefender Study Suggests Worrying Trend-in-credit Card-data-security-2103

57 percent of respondents admit they revealed sensitive data to potentially fraudulent requests

BUCHAREST, Romania – May 18th, 2011 - BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative Internet security solutions, announced today the results of a new study which has revealed some concerning statistics on the personal protection of credit card data. 

97% of the 2,210 respondents aged 18 to 65 said they purchased goods and services online. Of these, 57% of respondents declared that they had replied with sensitive information to potentially fraudulent requests for data – leaving themselves at risk of fraud and their account being compromised.

The study also revealed that 27% of respondents were previously unaware of the use of fake sites, and the act of “phishing”. Phishing is defined as pretending to be a trustworthy organization or individualin order to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details via electronic communication.

“The pessimistic fact is that if one performs a quick and simple search on Internet, he or she can easily find credit card credentials to exploit. Moreover, there is a huge number of cybercriminals selling this kind of information for different amounts of money”, said Sabina Datcu, E-Threats Analysis and Communication Specialist, author of the survey.

More details on this survey can be found on www.malwarecity.com.

No private information or other content arising or deriving from this inquiry has been collected. No data or confidential information pertaining to individuals or companies was or will be disclosed, used for any other purposes or against the persons who revealed it.

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