Internet Users Wary of Cyber Criminals
Of the 2846 Queenslanders surveyed by AC Nielsen for the Australasian Centre for Policing Research, Internet-based crime was a concern for 1356 and credit card fraud worried 1723. By comparison, 1221 respondents said they were worried about being sexually assaulted and 1642 were concerned they might be physically assaulted. Housebreaking was the crime which troubled the highest proportion of respondents, with three-quarters saying they were worried about the security of their home. Full Story