Brits are better than Americans at spotting phishing scams, NordVPN study shows

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• The UK ranks best among English-speaking countries for awareness of how to identify a phishing website
• By contrast, only 31% of respondents from the US were able to correctly spot such phishing attempts
• While the UK leads the charge in spotting phishing scams, awareness of AI privacy issues is at a mere 5%

In a survey of 30,792 participants from 185 countries, the UK turned out to be the best English-speaking country at identifying phishing websites.