Where do those spammers hide?

Filed in archive Spam News on October 18, 2006

Do spammers indeed hide in musky basements, do they rent offices and have dozens of people sending unsolicited mail from 9 to 5 or do they live in luxurious villas and cause server havoc just for fun? Boy, wouldn't I like to know.

Even though I can't specify the whereabouts of the malicious e-mail and comment senders, I can direct you towards X-Pose blog, where you can see, with relative accuracy, where does the spam directed to that website come from:

Ever wonder where the PCs are located that spam you? The plots you see here are identified blog comment spam attempts. I also have the full list available for you to use or view with more details.

Check it out, seems interesting enough to see that almost 2/3 of spam come from Euro-Asian continent. You can also reed a detailed list if you want to.