According to new statistics, the sending of unsolicited
commercial e-mail – or spam – is a rapidly worsening problem.
Research was carried out by Brightmail, a provider of spam
filtering solutions based in San Francisco.
The company intercepted between 8,000 and 13,000 spam attacks
each day last week. Each spam attack represents the bulk mailing of
a message with unique characteristics sent during a 24-hour
period.
The latest figures represent an increase of 150% on last month’s
statistics and an increase of 400% on last year’s.
"Spammers are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated in
their attempts to deliver a myriad of products, ‘get rich’, weight
loss, political, and other dubious propositions to the fast growing
number of e-mail boxes," said Gary Hermansen, CEO of Brightmail.
"In addition, spam seriously affects the service providers by
increasing the costs associated with delivering a satisfying e-mail
experience to their customers.”
