Symantec has released its December 2012 Intelligence Report. The report finds that in December, the United States claimed the dubious honor of being the largest source of spam at 12.7%, phishing scams at 24.2%, and virus attachments at 40.9% globally. That’s a shock to me and I’m sure it’s a shock to you as well.
Speaking of spam, the Sex/Dating category dominated global spam traffic, making up a whopping 82.6% of all spam traffic. This category often takes the top spot, beating out pharmaceutical spam, but the margin rarely is this large.
You can find the report here (Warning: PDF) and it is truly worth a read.
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The US Dominates Spam, Phishing, And Virus Attacks: Symantec
Symantec has released its December 2012 Intelligence Report. The report finds that in December, the United States claimed the dubious honor of being the largest source of spam at 12.7%, phishing scams at 24.2%, and virus attachments at 40.9% globally. That’s a shock to me and I’m sure it’s a shock to you as well.
Speaking of spam, the Sex/Dating category dominated global spam traffic, making up a whopping 82.6% of all spam traffic. This category often takes the top spot, beating out pharmaceutical spam, but the margin rarely is this large.
You can find the report here (Warning: PDF) and it is truly worth a read.
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