India supercede US as Top Spam sending Nation globally
United States, which normally takes the top spot in the list of spam-sending countries dropped out of the top 10 list and was replaced by India at 12% and South Korea at 9%. South Korea has earlier claimed to express willingness to take action in order to reduce the spamming activity in their country by blocking port 25 on a nationwide level.
Amit Nath Country Manager India & SAARC Trend Micro said, "We also witnessed a significant shift in terms of cybercriminal attack targets. The attacks have changed from being massive in nature-those aimed at affecting as many users as possible, to targeted, particularly those against large enterprises and government institutions. Attacks against well-known platforms such as mobile devices and social networks ensued. A new DreamDroidLight variant with enhanced capabilities and routines was also spotted in the third quarter. In addition, attacks targeting Facebook and Google+ led users to scams and malicious file downloads".
Research conducted by Trend Micro researchers on these attacks led them to the discovery of one of the most notable groups behind targeted attacks in the third quarter-the LURID downloader. The security industry also witnessed a couple of wins during the quarter, with the discovery of a SpyEye cybercrime ring led by a cybercriminal named "Soldier" as well as of several FAKEAV affiliate networks.
From the looks of it, the trends seen during the third quarter are already taking place halfway into the fourth quarter, with the addition of attacks leveraging the holidays. Attackers will further hone their attacks to target specific entities and will continue leveraging mobile platforms and social media. If the information revealed by the Esthost takedown is any indication of the kinds of threats that users are set to encounter, then it is critical for users to prepare for the future to prevent being victimized by such threats.
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