European Spam Networks Continue to Surpass Those in U.S.

By CircleID Reporter

European spam networks have pumped out more unsolicited email than those in the U.S. for the third month in a row, according to security vendor Symantec. This movement is called a "significant shift" in spam trends as, historically, compromised U.S. computers have been used to send spam, and many spammers have been U.S.-based. Security experts suspect gangs are taking advantage of the increasing European broadband market.

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Re: European Spam Networks Continue to Surpass Those in U.S. Suresh Ramasubramanian  –  Feb 09, 2008 7:23 PM PDT

"Increasing"?  Shit, estonia has far more broadband penetration than the USA, and its not like that's the most broadband dense country in europe.