The risk associated with using the Internet remains high. Our State of the Net assesses the likelihood and impact of four leading online hazards, listed in order of incidence, based on the survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center and our follow-up investigation.

	Spam The incidence of heavy spam is still high for many people.	Viruses The frequency is at the same high level as last year's.	Spyware The danger is still high. In the past six months, infections prompted 850,000 U.S. households to replace their computers.	Phishing The incidence is still very high. There were about 23,000 attacks in April 2007.
National Incidence	1 in 2 experienced high levels of spam	1 in 5 had a major, often costly problem.	1 in 11 had a major, often costly problem.	1 in 81 lost money from an account.
Average cost per incident	not applicable	$100	$100	$200
Total Damage	not applicable	$3.3 Billion	$1.7 Billion	$2.1 Billion