Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do
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The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.::undefined

    • pavnilschanda@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37·
      10 months ago

      True. As a kid I’d fall for scams all the time, constantly downloading malware that would crash the family computer.

      • EmergMemeHologram@startrek.websiteEnglish
        33·
        10 months ago

        Honestly a lot actually has changed in that time.

        So much info has leaked that it’s a lot easier to phish users than ever. There are dumps of usernames and passwords, so you can know several websites they use as starting points for fraud.

        Password reuse and credentials stuffing are also common now, which means if teens reuse passwords you can get into manu of their accounts.