Well, the U.S. can breathe a big sigh of relief, if reports from email security firm Commtouch are correct. It's no longer the major source of spam worldwide; Europe has taken over in a big way, according to data from February emails.
Thanks to a huge number of spam outbreaks from (surprise!) Western Europe, especially France, Germany, Spain and the U.K, Europe now accounts for 24.7% of total spam. Japan and Korea together account for 24.2, while the U.S. comes in a respectable third at 22.8%.
The companies who facilitate the actual sale of product, however, are largely from China. A whopping 68% of all spam hosting sites are registered in that country.
