A Google security expert said while an increasing number of Australians were interested in improving online security, many of them had no idea how to do it.
New research from Google has shown that one-third of Australians still use the same passwords for multiple online accounts despite the high risks of being hacked.
The study, conducted by market research firm YouGov, surveyed 1,500 Australian adults about their online security experience.
While 36 percent of the respondents fell victim to password hacks, 34 percent reported using the same or similar passwords across their online accounts.
A quarter of the people surveyed did not change their passwords after hackers breached the databases of several major corporations in late 2022 and stole the personal information of millions of Australians.
In addition, over one in three respondents failed to take extra steps to enhance their account security.
Google infrastructure protection engineering director Darren Bilby said while an increasing number of Australians were interested in improving online security, many of them had no idea how to do it.
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