The world's top 10 spamming countries account for 55 per cent of the total global spam volume, says Secure Computing, a public company that provides enterprise security solution, in its Internet Threats Report.
Spam is the unwanted e-mail messages that you find in your mail box. It is primarily electronic junk mail sent to your e-mail account or even your cellphone.
Spammers are continuing to use pop culture and current events (US elections, Olympics, etc) to entice end users into responding or clicking on links whose sole purpose is to download malware.
So which countries are the world's biggest spammers? Read on to find out. . .
Image: An email server shows alerts for spam, or unwanted emails, on a computer screen in London. New European laws make it a criminal offence to send unsolicited emails or text messages, unless the recipient has agreed to accept them in advance. | Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty Images
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