TrendLabs researchers have reported that the top 10 spam-sending countries comprised 85.67 per cent of the total number of spam messages circulated. India comprises of 12.55% of the messages circulated worldwide and is at No. 2 after United States of America in the Top 10 list of researchers.
HSBC has become the top phishing target this month via email. It leaped from the bottom of the list to the top spot this July, while PayPal remained part of the top 3 phishing targets. ABN Amro Bank is the new entrant in the Top 10 list.
"User account information and credit card credentials reap good profits for cybercriminals. As such, cybercriminals continued to leverage on the widespread use of social networking sites, search engines, and redirectors this July. In the report, we detailed certain attacks and notable data points related to compromised sites," commented Amit Nath, Country Manager India and SAARC, Trend Micro.
The United States, Brazil, and India retained their positions as the top 3 spam-sending countries, a trend consistent with the previous two months. Both the United States and Brazil posted an increase in their spam numbers during the said months.
