Symantec Sees Growing Online Crime In Hungary
- 22 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
"Some 900,000 Hungarian adults were victims of cybercrime last year, a 21% rise from 2010, online security company Symantec declared at a press conference on Tuesday. Most abuses concerned bankcards, costing victims a combined Ft 21 billion.
Reports of cybercrime to the police have risen 63% over the past three years.
Criminal attacks on mobile phones have gone up 42% since 2009.
A considerable number of Hungarian adults, 37%, do nothing to prevent internet attacks while surfing the internet on their mobile phones."
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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