Spammers want to make a "happy" New Year
In November , Kaspersky Lab marked a record peak in spam activity. On November 19 and 26, the share of garbage in mail traffic reached 91%. Experts attribute this surge to the upcoming New Year holidays, noting that in October the proportion of spam was kept at 70-80%.
Thematic distribution of advertising messages remained the same. The leaders are spam categories “educational services” (15.9% of total spam), “personal finance” (12.9%), “medical goods” (11.7). Analysts say the growth of graphic spam - in November, its share exceeded the August figures by three to four times. The maximum proportion of graphic spam was recorded in mid-November and was 49%.
Thematic distribution of advertising messages remained the same. The leaders are spam categories “educational services” (15.9% of total spam), “personal finance” (12.9%), “medical goods” (11.7). Analysts say the growth of graphic spam - in November, its share exceeded the August figures by three to four times. The maximum proportion of graphic spam was recorded in mid-November and was 49%.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/2351/
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