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IDX CONSUMER RESEARCH: SCAMS AND PHISHING ATTACKS GROW AS PEOPLE OPERATE ONLINE
DUE TO COVID-19

April 14, 2020


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CONSUMERS REPORT USING NEWLY ACQUIRED DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO ADAPT TO REMOTE WORK,
SCHOOL AND PLAY, BUT FEW TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID SCAMS



PORTLAND, Ore. – IDX released new data today showing consumers’ behavior and
fears related to their safety online as they adapt to new social distancing and
telework restrictions implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19. Not only
are more Americans conducting life online than ever before – over 70% are
teleworking, and of that, 34% have been granted telework options who would
otherwise not have had them – but 62% have signed up for new tools and platforms
to work, study or play. Concerningly, most consumers fail to take adequate
precautions to avoid falling prey to the scams they fear. Additionally,
consumers indicated a range of reactions to the government’s use of mobile
location data to track COVID-19 containment measures.

“The effects of COVID-19 are unprecedented,” commented IDX President and CEO Tom
Kelly. “Health concerns aside, few forces have had as great an impact on how
each of us lives, works and plays. Not only are more of us taking our careers
and social lives online, but the scope of data and information we’re making
accessible to third parties – criminal or government – is growing by the day.
Since stay at home orders have begun, our team is seeing a 50% increase in the
number of IDX members reporting being targeted by scams and phishing through
emails, calls and texts. It’s paramount that each of us take precautionary
measures to safeguard our digital lives from the new coronavirus-related
threats.”

While IDX research reveals many respondents (30%) expressed concern about
themselves or one of their loved ones contracting COVID-19, nearly a quarter of
individuals feared for their or their loved ones’ financial security. And while
72% are teleworking, 24% have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. Of that 72%, 34%
are now able to telework due to COVID-19.


NEW TOOLS & PLATFORMS LEAD TO GREATER DIGITAL PRIVACY RISKS



While this shift to telework speaks well to employers’ agility and has promising
economic implications, it also opens up a range of new online opportunities for
personal and corporate data vulnerabilities. More than a third of respondents
have had their information compromised in a past data breach, and with 62%
having signed up for new tools and platforms since the pandemic began, each new
account brings risk. While over half of respondents reported using unique
passwords for each new account, 60% usually use the same email address for all
of their online platforms, placing them at increased risk to sophisticated
phishing attacks.



While most respondents expressed familiarity with what data is being collected
in many of these platforms, 62% were not at all to only moderately comfortable
with how that data is being used. Only 17% are extremely comfortable with how
it’s being used. Forty-six percent of respondents sometimes customize their
privacy settings when setting up a new account. Eighty-six percent of
respondents are concerned about COVID-19-related email, phone or text phishing
scams, and 84% are concerned about malware attacks due to the pandemic. Yet,
only 13% of respondents take the time to create a new email every time they set
up a new online account – a key step to avoiding getting targeted by scams.


WILL THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 COMPROMISE CONSUMER DATA?



When it comes to stopping the spread of coronavirus, 43% are comfortable with
the government using mobile location data from third parties to track consumer
movements, with 30% expressing discomfort and 27% expressing indifference. And
when it comes to trusting the government to use that data only for the control
of COVID-19, 44% expressed trust that the data would be only used to contain the
pandemic, with 34% expressing skepticism. Interviews for this research were
conducted online between April 6 – April 7, 2020, from a national sample of
1,006 adults. Results from the survey have a margin of error of +/- 3%. See more
key findings and the full survey the results in our Resources.


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Media Contact:
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Lauren Carl
lauren.carl@pinkston.co


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