The survey of 2500 Australians found about one in 10 had fallen victim to online identity theft in the past 12 months. They each lost an average of $1000 as a result, according to the survey compiled by Galaxy Research for VeriSign, a company that sells online security products.
If the survey results are extrapolated nationally, it means 1.37 million Australian internet users have been the victims of fraudsters, costing them $1.3 billion in a single year. <<read more>>
