GEN Z, MILLENNIALS PRONE TO CYBERCRIME.

Millennials and Generation Z are more vulnerable to cybercrimes than any other age group, suggest a number of recent studies. The most common is property crime, such as online shopping fraud or identity theft.

More and more Internet users aged 12-34 are becoming the main target of cybercrime, while those 65 and older are affected the least. Even though the fraudsters get more money from the elders, the younger generation gets tricked faster and more often. According to cyber specialists, older people are becoming more cautious. Thus, scammers try to create new strategies to target other age groups.

"Younger people tend to spend more time online and use such services as Internet banking more often," says Daniel Markuson, a digital privacy specialist at NordVPN. "Even though young adults use the Internet daily, their cybersecurity habits are questionable. As one report shows, only one-third of survey participants pay...