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title: Cyber Crime Tops List of Americans' Fears
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published: '2014-11-03T21:23:19.000Z'
modified: '2014-11-03T21:23:19.000Z'
section: Identity Theft
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![Online Safety](https://img.money.com/2014/11/1280-crime1.jpg)
*BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 22: Symbolic feature with topic safety on the internet and data security, close-up of a man who is reflected in a computer screen, on October 22, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)*

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