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US Responsible For the Majority of Cyber Attacks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we're-number-one-we're-number-one dept.

Amber G5 writes "SecureWorks published the locations of the computers from which the greatest number of cyber attacks were attempted against its clients in 2008. The United States topped the list with 20.6 million attempted attacks originating from computers within the country, and China ran second with 7.7 million attempted attacks emanating from computers within its borders. This was followed by Brazil with over 166,987 attempted attacks, South Korea with 162,289, Poland with 153,205, Japan with 142,346, Russia with 130,572, Taiwan with 124,997, Germany with 110,493, and Canada with 107,483."

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  1. Yeah! by Spazztastic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those bastards hacked my Yahoo mail!

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  2. Woot! by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    We're #1!
    We're #1!

    I'm sure the bulk of it is just that we have more computers. I'd have thought Japan would have been higher though, if that were the primary factor, so maybe not.

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  3. Number One! by ireallylovelinux · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess on the internet axis of evil we are number One!

  4. Re:Damn Windows Lusers! by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 3, Funny

    well I'm a windows user that leaves my broadband connected computer up 24-7, and I guarantee none of my boxes are causing the attacks. Except for when I'm the one doing the attacking. Er, uhm, nevermind...

  5. That just means US has the most hijacked systems! by Phizzle · · Score: 4, Funny

    All those AOL users who leave their boxes up 24/7 are infected with cooties that use their machines to haxx0r the rest of the world and steel their megabites, oh n0s!

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  6. Re:Within the U.S. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We should fight them over there so we don't have to fight them over here!

    We could also just send Sarah Palin over to Russia and ask them nicely to stop. After all, she can see it from her house, she already said she would cross a sovereign nations' borders without permission if necessary, and apparently she's ready to engage on foreign policy and relations.

  7. Re:redirection by yoinkityboinkity · · Score: 4, Funny

    We're supposed to read the article?