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Concerns
Trend (2014)
Being victims of cybercime
Being victims of identity theft
Being victims of account hacking
Not having access to online services
Receiving fraudulent emails
Bank card or online backing fraud
Security of online payments for banking or purchasing activities
Use of Internet for activities like online banking or purchasing
Personal information not kept secure by public authorities
Discovering malicious software
Encountering offensive material online
Personal information not kept secure on Websites
Table 7 – Indicative trend of cyber related concerns among Maltese (2014)
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Increasing
Decreasing
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Stable
7.1 CYBERCRIME
Similar to the overall EU scenario, there is an increasing level of proportion of Maltese respondents
who express their strong concern of becoming a victim of cybercrime - from 69% in 2013 to 85% in
2014. The following are a number of cybercrime variants encountered or perceived to occur within the
Maltese context.
7.2 ACCESS TO ONLINE SERVICES
The overall confidence to use the Internet for online services (e.g. banking, public services) has
decreased from 74% in 2012 to 73% to 2013 across the EU.
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