Over three-quarters of Americans worry about how safe their financial information is, and worry about it being stolen or compromised according to new research from MasterCard.
In fact, this concern trumped all other fears, which included having their emails hacked (62 per cent), being pick-pocketed (46 per cent) or having their house robbed (59 per cent).
Here is an infographic break down of MasterCard’s research:
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