A quarter of internet users in the European Union experienced certain security issues last year, such as viruses or data loss, with Croatian citizens facing the most problems within the EU, Eurostat reported on Monday.
At the EU level during 2015, 25 percent of internet users encountered certain security issues (viruses, misuse of personal data, financial losses, or children accessing inappropriate content online). The countries with the most frequent security problems are Croatia (41 percent), Hungary (39 percent), Portugal (36 percent), Malta (34 percent), and France (33 percent). The least problems were reported by Czechs (10 percent), Dutch (11 percent), Slovaks (13 percent), and Irish (14 percent).
The main problem for internet users is viruses or some other type of computer infection (worm or Trojan horse), which cause data and time loss. Last year, 21 percent of users in the EU had issues with a virus or some other type of infection. The most problems with this were reported by users in Croatia (41 percent), followed by Hungary (36 percent) and Portugal (33 percent). Compared to 2010, in all countries except Croatia, the share of users whose computers were infected with a virus or some other infection decreased. The greatest progress was recorded in Slovakia, with 47 percent of users in 2010, down to 9 percent in 2015.
