{"id":54375,"date":"2025-09-22T03:57:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?page_id=54375"},"modified":"2025-09-25T06:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:57:16","slug":"digital-alter-ego-quiz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/digital-alter-ego-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Digital Alter Ego?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t<\/p><div id=\"interact-68b6cbeeeb218c0015ebe5156a7ed7a3f86eead6fa2641f257ed649f\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t(function(){\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\twindow.addEventListener(\"load\", function(){\n\t\t\t\t\tvar app_id = \"68b6cbeeeb218c0015ebe515\";\n\t\t\t\t\tvar ref = \"68b6cbeeeb218c0015ebe5156a7ed7a3f86eead6fa2641f257ed649f\";\n\t\t\t\t\tvar w = \"800\";\n\t\t\t\t\tvar h = \"800\";\n\t\t\t\t\tvar host = \"quiz.tryinteract.com\";\n\t\t\t\t\tvar no_cover = false;\n\t\t\t\t\tvar mobile = false;\n\t\t\t\t\tvar redirect = \"false\";\n\t\t\t\t\tvar params = { \"ref\": ref, \"appId\": app_id, \"width\": w, \"height\": h, \"async\": true, \"host\": host, \"auto_resize\": true, \"mobile\":  mobile, \"no_cover\": no_cover };\n\t\t\t\t\tif(redirect === \"host\") { \n\t\t\t\t\t\tparams.redirect_host = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\twindow[ref] = new InteractApp(); \n\t\t\t\t\twindow[ref].initialize(params); \n\t\t\t\t\twindow[ref].display(); \n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t})(window);\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t<br>\nWe all have digital habits. Some of them protect us. Some of them put us at risk. Kaspersky\u2019s new interactive quiz, launched for European Cybersecurity Awareness Month, helps you uncover your Digital Alter Ego \u2013 and reveals how your behaviour online could make you more vulnerable than you think.\n<h2>Why it matters: the millennial paradox<\/h2>\n<p>Kaspersky\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/03\/04163148\/Reality-Check-Kaspersky_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest research<\/a> reveals a surprising truth:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>three in four millennials rarely verify the identity of people they interact with online<\/li>\n<li>nearly 40% have fallen victim to digital deception \u2013 most often romance scams<\/li>\n<li>45% admit to oversharing personal or sensitive information on social media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite being the most \u201cdigitally fluent\u201d generation, millennials are falling into a trust gap: confident in their tech skills, but too quick to believe what they see online. With AI deepfakes, catfishing, and identity fraud on the rise, this gap is becoming more dangerous. <a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/03\/04163148\/Reality-Check-Kaspersky_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Real stories: when trust turns into risk<\/h2>\n<p>Kaspersky spoke with millennials who shared their experiences of deception online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Merv, a telecoms engineer, built a six-month relationship with a woman he thought was real \u2013 until she disappeared after asking for money<\/li>\n<li>Darren thought he was booking a travel visa, only to discover he\u2019d paid a scam site<\/li>\n<li>Sean met a date who looked nothing like her filtered profile photos \u2013 a different kind of catfish, but a reminder of how easy misrepresentation can be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explore their stories:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Digital Illusion: The secret that Generation Y doesn't want to admit\u2026\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPSbZ_xUyGA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br>\n<iframe title=\"Digital Illusion: The secret that Generation Y doesn't want to admit\u2026\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E36mRt-GUzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover your Digital Alter Ego with Kaspersky\u2019s new interactive quiz. 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