India top source of spam: Kaspersky Lab
As per the latest spam report of Kaspersky Lab more than 50% of all spam messages in the world during the 3rf quarter of 2011 was generated from just 6 countries.
India was in top with 14.8 % of such messages followed by Indonesia (10.6 %), Brazil (9.65 %), Peru (6.65 %), South Korea (5.85 %) and Ukraine (3.7 %).
The report says that most of the users in this countries are not very experienced in IT security. This makes them a soft target for cyber criminals spreading spam-bots.
Whereas GCC countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE was in last with just 1.33 % of originating spam mails
India was in top with 14.8 % of such messages followed by Indonesia (10.6 %), Brazil (9.65 %), Peru (6.65 %), South Korea (5.85 %) and Ukraine (3.7 %).
The report says that most of the users in this countries are not very experienced in IT security. This makes them a soft target for cyber criminals spreading spam-bots.
Whereas GCC countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE was in last with just 1.33 % of originating spam mails
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