Map of where spam is coming from

Map of where spam is coming fromSEP 13 2004

Map of where spam is coming from. Info from Postini service indicates the most activity in the US, west-central Europe, Brazil, Korea, China, and Japan.

There are 15 reader comments

Kip Ingram10 13 200411:10PM

That's a remarkably small portion of the world. I'm very suprised.

shanecavanaugh28 13 200411:28PM

Not as much from Nigeria as one would expect.

justin29 13 200411:29PM

Although just as much as one would expect from the crystal-meth inhabitated wastelands that we midwesterners would call home.

Does make sense?

Robert49 14 200412:49AM

Except, why isn't anyone in Missouri sending spam? Surely they have computers.

Jeremiah26 14 2004 3:26AM

I was surprised by how little came out of Chicago (where I am). Looks like Milwaukee has us beat. Fine by me.

And BOTH North and South Korea are real SPamcountries, apparently...Now i can see many zombie computers and bot-nets in South-Korea (see also their always on broadband connections) but North Korea??? Are they perhaps hosting Spamservices to get hold on foreign valuta?? How many (few) Pc's are there in ROK? and how many off them have power?

simon22 14 2004 7:22AM

what the hell? the spam capital of the UK is bournemouth?!

Schiano22 14 2004 9:22AM

It feels so good seeing that lots 'o spam come from the United States... makes me all warm and tingly inside...

good ol' new jersey, too!

Del Shimandle30 14 2004 9:30AM

Tehran, Iran!? What kind of spam could possibly originate there?

LJHog28 14 200410:28AM

This map shows only the machines transmitting the spam, it would be interested to see a map of the companies / individuals that hire them to broadcast their advertisements. Judging from the type of spam I get (mostly with 1-800 numbers), the spammers' customers are 90% US-based I would think.

blargh27 17 2004 3:27PM

HOWTO map for shooting nukes at. Pay attention, DoD.

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