ENN.ie
3 Apr 2008
The number of unsolicited e-mails heading for Irish inboxes rose sharply during March, according to new figures from IE Internet.
The latest data indicates that while virus attacks are continuing to decline there's no let up in the rate of spam circulating. During March, 67 percent of all e-mails sent to Irish users were unsolicited, compared to 60 percent in February.
While the US remains the main originator of spam, France is now emerging as a major source of unsolicited e-mails for the first time. In March, almost 40 percent of spam originated in the US, while China accounted for 23 percent of unsolicited e-mails sent to Irish users.
Singapore was responsible for nearly 15 percent of all spam heading for Irish internet users while France is now the fourth main source for spam with more than 12 percent of spam originating from the country last month. Poland meanwhile, accounted for 11 percent of unsolicited e-mails.
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