Map of where spam is coming from

Map of where spam is coming from. Info from Postini service indicates the most activity in the US, west-central Europe, Brazil, Korea, China, and Japan.

By Jason Kottke • Sep 13, 2004 at 10:43 pm

There are 15 reader comments

Kip Ingram • Sep 13 2004 • 11:10PM

That's a remarkably small portion of the world. I'm very suprised.

shanecavanaugh • Sep 13 2004 • 11:28PM

Not as much from Nigeria as one would expect.

justin • Sep 13 2004 • 11:29PM

Although just as much as one would expect from the crystal-meth inhabitated wastelands that we midwesterners would call home.

Does make sense?

Robert • Sep 14 2004 • 12:49AM

Except, why isn't anyone in Missouri sending spam? Surely they have computers.

Jeremiah • Sep 14 2004 • 3:26AM

I was surprised by how little came out of Chicago (where I am). Looks like Milwaukee has us beat. Fine by me.

Kiji • Sep 14 2004 • 3:30AM

And BOTH North and South Korea are real SPamcountries, apparently...Now i can see many zombie computers and bot-nets in South-Korea (see also their always on broadband connections) but North Korea??? Are they perhaps hosting Spamservices to get hold on foreign valuta?? How many (few) Pc's are there in ROK? and how many off them have power?

simon • Sep 14 2004 • 7:22AM

what the hell? the spam capital of the UK is bournemouth?!

Schiano • Sep 14 2004 • 9:22AM

It feels so good seeing that lots 'o spam come from the United States... makes me all warm and tingly inside...

good ol' new jersey, too!

Del Shimandle • Sep 14 2004 • 9:30AM

Tehran, Iran!? What kind of spam could possibly originate there?

LJHog • Sep 14 2004 • 10:28AM

This map shows only the machines transmitting the spam, it would be interested to see a map of the companies / individuals that hire them to broadcast their advertisements. Judging from the type of spam I get (mostly with 1-800 numbers), the spammers' customers are 90% US-based I would think.