Global Spam E-Mail Levels Have Fallen off Dramatically
Global Spam E-Mail Levels Have Fallen off Dramatically
Posted 01/09/2011 at 3:21pm
| by Justin Kerr
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If you noticed your spam folder was a bit lighter this holiday season you aren’t alone, according to the BBC the global level of email spam has fallen dramatically over the past few months. According to a new report, the volume of unsolicited emails has been in a steady decline since August, and December results are the lowest on records. A steady decline is what we like to hear, but just how much you ask?
Based on numbers out of Symantec the amount of spam messages has dropped from close to 250 billion in late July, to slightly under 50 billion in December. Some of the decreases can be attributed to recent arrests, and a growing sense of awareness around the dangers of spam, but researchers still don’t fully understand why the decline has been so steep. One of the most active botnets for example which has typically been responsible for as much as 48% of all global spam leveled off at just 0.5%.
Spammers might just be regrouping for a massive new campaign, so enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts.
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nightkiller
January 12, 2011 at 6:48pm
Spam volumes have doubled at our shop since the end of December.
*sigh*
lunchbox73
January 10, 2011 at 9:33am
It's because they recently arrested some guy that was responsible for a huge amount of spam. I don't remember any details but that's the gist of it.
mario_ramalho
January 10, 2011 at 7:16am
But not according to my inbox, which still gets more than 200% spam over useful mail. When i come to power, all those who create spam and viruses will have all their fingers chopped off...
Pball1224
January 10, 2011 at 12:32am
What weird timing. Not 2 minutes before reading this article I saw a video on MSNBC about this guy Dan that has been taking spammers to court and has won himself a million dollars so far in settlements. He also runs the website DanHatesSpam.com, but at the moment I'm not in the mood to read it, but I bookmarked it for later.
arosadler
January 09, 2011 at 11:19pm
I'm just pleased the spam seems to have dropped off in the comments section.
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