South Africa feels the wrath of Sober.Q
While most people were enjoying a lazy Sunday morning, South Africa was the target of one of the biggest electronic spam attacks to date.
According to anti-virus group Symantec and partner AntiSpam Africa, electronic spam increased by more than 300% on Sunday.
Networks monitored by Symantec quickly reached their maximum capacity even though most people were not at the office. By Monday morning, this figure had nearly doubled as people switched on their computers and started using their e-mail.
Patrick Evans, chief executive of Symantec South Africa, said the attack was unique because 36 of the 50 internet addresses that generated most of the spam were South African.
