Saudi Arabia Is New King Of Spam

PRESS RELEASE

Berlin, September 10, 2012 - In August 2012, 28.9 % - almost a third - of all spam came from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's share was larger than that of all countries outside the spam top 9 together! The reason is presumably the rise of the Festi botnet. Bad news: Germany and the U.S. were both back in the top 5, together accounting for more than 10 % of all spam.

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