State of the Net 2010
Internet threats continue at alarmingly high levels, costing consumers billions in damage. The number of virus attacks increased significantly since last year, affecting 40 percent of online U.S. households.
Spam
24 million households experienced heavy spam.
Almost half of the households received suspicious e-mails offers in the past month. National Incidence
1 in 3 had heavy levels
Trend
Down from last year.
Total Damage
NA | Virues
16 million households had serious problems in previous two years.
1.8 millions households had to replace infected PC's in the past two years. National Incidence
1 in 5 had serious problems
TrendUp from last year.
Total Damage
$2.7 billion
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Spyware
8 million households had serious problems in past six months.
617,000 households had to replace slow or impaired PC's. National incidence
1 in 11 had serious problems
TrendNo change.
Total Damage
$1.2 billion
| Phishing
1 million households lost money or had accounts misused.
There were 28,897 attacks in December 2009. Many involved financial e-mail scams. National incidence
1 in 167 lost money
TrendNo change.
Total Damage
$650 million
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Source: Consumer Reports National Research Center, based on a nationally representative survey, projected to the 82.3 million Internet-using households in the U.S. (source: eMarketer). The Anti-Phishing Working Group reported the number of phishing attacks.
