Security News > 2020 > March > Americans worry more about identity theft than being murdered
A report from Atlas VPN finds that one in three Americans worries about identity theft, while only 20% are concerned about becoming a murder victim.
Along with being concerned about identity theft, 72% say they are worried about having personal information stolen by hackers.
At the top of the list for mobile users' concerns was ID theft, followed by stolen passwords, not knowing what their personal data is being used for, personal info being sold by third-party vendors, and location tracking.
So are individual users wrong to worry? Not really, but know that in the world of identity theft your personal information isn't what's important: It's what attackers can do with it.
You're right to worry about identity theft, but don't blame your mobile device or your own behavior for your anxiety: Blame enterprises who aren't keeping up on their cybersecurity.