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Half of Americans clueless about online threats
« on: August 16, 2007, 07:00:49 PM »
Half of Americans clueless about online threats
   


A survey of more than 2,000 American adults revealed that 17 percent of U.S. adults have fallen victim to an Internet scam. 81 percent of the victims admitted that they were at fault by opening e-mails or sending information to companies that seemed legitimate just because they had professional logos or recognizable names.
   

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070814-over-fifty-percent-of-americans-are-clueless-to-online-threats.html
   

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