People who identified themselves in a survey as tech savvy were 18 percent more likely to be victims of online identity theft. Those who said they had Ph.Ds were more frequently victims than high school graduates. Nearly 66 percent of those surveyed said having their personal information compromised was a medium or huge risk, yet fewer than 4 percent followed all the basic security recommendations. Maryland, Alabama, Kentucky, and Massachusetts all ranked as having the highest proportion of identity theft victims.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3182879/report-says-smart-people-do-dumb-things-online.html