Anyone with an email account knows how much of a problem spam is: from adware to malicious attachments to phishing for your private passwords, spammers use a variety of tactics that can be difficult to track. But have you ever wondered where all these spammers are?
This infographic illustrates where most of the world’s email spam comes from. The top sources are China and South Korea; it’s estimated that these countries alone account for 55% of the world’s spam traffic, with South Korea also being responsible for a whopping 56.3% of all spam sent to Europe.
It’s interesting in light of the current disputes between China, South Korea, and Japan, on topics such as territorial rights to the Senkaku and Takeshima Islands, and the comfort women issue. Other spam “gainers” include Russia, Vietnam, Ukraine, and the Philippines, while the US, India, and Japan actually showed a decrease in spam, dropping down the list.
