Privacy Digest

Research Reveals Dirty Dozen Spam-Relaying Nations - April 2007: "The latest report on the top twelve spam relaying countries over the first quarter of 2007 has been published.

Researchers at Sophos scanned all spam messages received in the company's global network of spam traps, and have revealed that yet again, the US relayed considerably more spam than other nations, with just under a fifth (19.8 percent) of the world's spam originating from US-based computers. Surprisingly however, Sophos notes the unexpected ascendancy of Poland in the dirty dozen -- with the country now lying in third place -- as well as a first-time appearance for India in the chart. The UK, which sat in tenth place during Q1 2006, has managed to bypass being named and shamed, occupying 13th place and accounting for 2.2 percent of all spam relayed.

According to Sophos, the overall volume of spam rose by around 4.2 percent during Q1 2007, when compared to the same period in 2006.

The top twelve spam relaying countries are as follows:

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