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2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness

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Less than half (48%) of consumers regularly review their security settings at least once every six months.

17% of consumers reported having a social media account taken over.

65% of consumers use a unique password across their different accounts.

33% of consumers have identity theft protection services (up from 28% in 2024).

10% of the highest income group ($100,000 or more) lost money after encountering a scam, making them the least likely income group to lose money.

Scams pretending to be a bank or credit card company was reported by 25% respondents.

The youngest adult age group (18–29) experienced a 27 percentage-point increase in encountering text scams between 2024 and 2025 (reaching 40% in 2025).

Only 5% of MFA users use a physical security key, the most secure method of authentication.

37% of Black Americans who encountered a scam reported losing money.

Only 8% of consumers were "very confident" that their personal data is private and not distributed without their knowledge.

33% of Americans who use MFA said they use a passkey, which is a new digital security tool.

Nearly half of Americans (46%) reported having personally encountered a cyberattack or a digital scam attempt.

Phishing was the most common method, experienced by 39% of respondents.

Scams pretending to be tech support was reported by 25% of respondents.

86% of consumers use a strong password to access their home WiFi network.

42% of Americans use a password manager that automatically creates and stores a very strong password for each account (up from 36% last year).

68% of consumers implement software updates as soon as they are available.

53% of consumers have software that prevents malware or viruses.

29% of consumers have a browser extension that blocks trackers (up from 25% in 2024).

14% of consumers have software to encrypt files on their device (up from 10% in 2024).

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