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INDUSTRY NEWS 2 min read Bitdefender Releases 2025 Consumer Cybersecurity Survey Filip TRUȚĂ November 12, 2025 Promo Protect all your devices, without slowing them down. Free 30-day trial 2025 has been the year artificial intelligence went mainstream – as did AI-powered scams. From deepfake voices to hyper-realistic phishing messages, the digital threat landscape is evolving faster than ever. Bitdefender’s latest Consumer Cybersecurity Survey, based on insights from over 7,000 consumers across the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Australia, paints a clear picture of this new reality: convenience and complacency are colliding with unprecedented cyber risk. Our research reveals a paradox at the heart of modern digital life. People know what they fear most – financial loss, scams and identity theft – yet their habits often make these threats more likely. Social media, once a place to share memories and engage with friends and loved ones, has become Scam Central; while the device we trust most – our phone – is often not fully protected. Key findings AI scams dominate public concern. 37% of consumers say their top fear around AI is its use in creating sophisticated scams like deepfakes and voice clones. Social media is the new scam delivery system: Nearly 7 in 10 respondents encountered scams of some type, and 1 in 7 consumers fell victim to a scam in the past year, with social media now surpassing email as the top attack vector (34%); Younger users, who post and share the most on social media, are twice as likely to be scammed (20%) compared to older generations (9.7%). The phone problem: While 53% of consumers use mainly their personal phones for transactions, almost as many (48%) don’t use a dedicated mobile security solution. Convenience kills security: 48% of consumers “accept all” cookies without review while surfing the web, and 37% still write down passwords instead of using secure managers. Trust in tech giants is divided: The most trusted players in Big Tech remain Google (88%), Microsoft (85%), and Apple (77%), while X/Twitter (52%), TikTok (51%), and OpenAI (45%) rank among the least trusted. Money remains the biggest fear: 53% cite financial loss as their top cybersecurity concern (far ahead of identity theft, at 17%), but their daily habits around cybersecurity make those exact threats more likely. Our findings show that, while consumers are aware of the dangers, they continue to trade safety for speed and convenience. In an era when scammers use AI to scale deception, common sense alone is no longer enough to defend oneself. Download the complimentary Bitdefender 2025 Consumer Cybersecurity Survey for a comprehensive look at today’s threat landscape – and learn what you can do to stay one step ahead. Bitdefender 2025 Consumer Cybersecurity Survey TAGS industry news AUTHOR Filip TRUȚĂ Filip has 17 years of experience in technology journalism. In recent years, he has focused on cybersecurity in his role as a Security Analyst at Bitdefender. View all posts RIGHT NOW TOP POSTS SCAM HOW TO Scammer phone number lookup. How to check if a phone number is a scam April 19, 2024 FAMILY SAFETY How to Outsmart AI Voice Scammers Pretending to Be Your Family March 03, 2026 SCAM DIGITAL PRIVACY HOW TO How scammers gain access and hack your WhatsApp account and what you can do to protect yourself May 01, 2024 INDUSTRY NEWS 200,000 naked Snapchat images leaked, after third-party hack October 13, 2014 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE INDUSTRY NEWS SCAM FBI Sounds Alarm over Virtual Kidnapping Scams – Your Social Media Feed Helps Criminals Build the Perfect Hoax Filip TRUȚĂ December 08, 2025 INDUSTRY NEWS MOBILE SECURITY iOS 26.3 Fixes an Important Security Flaw Exploited in Targeted Hacker Attacks. Update Now! Filip TRUȚĂ February 12, 2026 INDUSTRY NEWS Denver's crosswalks hacked to broadcast anti-Trump messages Graham CLULEY March 20, 2026 BOOKMARKS You have no bookmarks yet. Tap to read it later.