U.S. World Leader in Spam Production
U.S. World Leader in Spam Production By Ed Raymond NewsFactor Network December 28, 2004 5:47PM
The United States remains the world’s top producer of spam, according to a list compiled by security Latest News about Security firm Sophos.
Sophos researchers report that the U.S. is responsible for exporting 42 percent of all mass e-mail attacks. South Korea is second, at 13 percent, followed by China (8 percent), Canada (6 percent) and Brazil (3 percent).
Despite signs of progress, such as the CAN-SPAM act, which was passed in January, efforts to address the problem in the U.S. are having little impact, Gregg Mastoras, senior security analyst at Sophos, told NewsFactor. “The problem is poor legislation and a lack of interest among law enforcement agencies to pursue spammers,” he said, noting that the U.S. topped the previous “Dirty Dozen” list issued early this year.
Spammers are taking advantage of high-speed Internet connections, Mastoras noted, with South Korea, which has the greatest penetration of broadband Latest News about Broadband technology of any country, maintaining its position as a leading producer of spam.
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