Report Reveals Worst Spamming Countries
Sunday 23 April 2006
Online security experts Sophos have released a report listing the 12 countries with the worst record for relaying spam.
The UK is at number 10, responsible for nearly 2% of all global spam e-mails. The US and China are the worst offenders with 45% of all spam coming from these two countries.
However, more and more viruses and worms are being created which attempt to take over home computers and use them to steal information and send junk e-mail.
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