Malware-Hosting Web Pages Triple in 2008
Cyber attacks that infect web pages with malicious codes have tripled in 2008, according to Sophos.
The security vendor's Security Threat Report 2009 says there's now an attack on a web page every 4.5 seconds - that's three times the rate reported in 2007.
The report also revealed that five times more hoax emails with dangerous attachments are being sent than at the start of the year.
Sophos said the US is responsible for more spam than any other country in the world, relaying 17.5 percent of all unsolicited email. The US also hosts the most malware, with 37 percent being hosted by American companies.
