Smaller Hosting Providers Push The Netherlands To Top Of The List Of Countries Hosting Malware Contaminated Websites

Posted: 2012/09/04 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Public Policy, Stats / reports

75% of all malicious websites in Europe, Middle East and Africa are hosted in The Netherlands

Dutch language news article:

http://www.security.nl/artikel/42933/1/%27Nederland_broeinest_besmette_websites%27.html

Previously:

The Netherlands Was Center Of One Of The World’s Largest Spam Botnets: The Grum Botnet

The Netherlands is the preferred choice for those engaging in online piracy, hacking, phishing, spam and other types of online fraud, predominantly because of the excellent IT infrastructure, the low chance of getting caught, low or non-existent sanctions and the ability to purchase goods and services – needed for the illegal activities – anonymously.

More:
http://vrritti.com/2012/08/13/the-netherlands-was-center-of-one-of-the-worlds-largest-spam-botnets-the-grum-botnet/

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