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   Security team confirms a disturbing trend: the US is the largest spammer in   
   the world and that's only going to get worse   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 19 May 2025 17:33:49 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   US leads global spam surge as growing data center infrastructure fuels   
   problem, new report claims.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   A new report has claimed the United States is now the largest source of spam   
   emails in the world.    
      
   VIPREs Q1 2025 Email Threat Trends Report , the US was responsible for more   
   than half (57%) of all spam sent worldwide during the first quarter of the   
   2025.    
      
   VIPRE analyzed 1.45 billion emails for its report, focusing on the    
   geolocation of the origin IP address found in email headers, rather than on   
   domain extensions like .com.   
      
   A problem that's going to get worse    
      
   While there is no single cause, the scale of data center infrastructure in    
   the US makes it difficult to enforce spam regulations effectively and results   
   in greater numbers of entry points for spam emails to spread.    
      
   With even more data centers being built across the US, this is a problem    
   thats only going to get worse in the coming years.    
      
   The report notes that of the spam analyzed, 67% was classified as malicious,   
   linked to phishing or malware.    
      
   Callback phishing is rising fast, accounting for nearly one in five phishing   
   attempts. Cybercriminals also appear to be opting for simpler, human-focused   
   methods over more complex, technical ones.    
      
   SVG attachments were found to be climbing in popularity among attackers,   
   coming in second place just behind PDFs, as they can be used to trick users   
   into visiting malicious sites.    
      
   The manufacturing sector is the top target for email-based attacks, with   
   retail and finance sharing second place.    
      
   VIPRE says the malware landscape has shifted recently, with the XRed   
   backdoor-type malware family taking the top spot ahead of the second-most   
   prominent malware family (Lumma) by a factor of three. StealC, AgentTesla,    
   and Redline followed behind.    
      
   Theres a clear shift in cybercriminals preference towards low-tech,   
   high-impact, human-centric tactics. This demands a fundamental rethink of   
   email security - one that addresses the human element as vigilantly as the   
   technological, said Usman Choudhary, Chief Product and Technology Officer,   
   VIPRE Security Group.    
      
   With cybercriminals mastering the art of human deception, and crafting   
   phishing attacks that bypass conventional defenses, email security in turn   
   demands an approach that weaponizes cybercriminals own actions and uses their   
   patterns to create a unique, future-proofed response, he added.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/security-team-confirms-a-disturbing-tre   
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