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USA! USA! USA! is back on top as the world’s leading spam-relaying country.

The recent majority of spam may not be 'MADE IN AMERICA' but it is getting pushed through American computers.

According to the latest stats from SophosLabs, the USA is back on top as the world's leading spam-relaying country. In the last three months, almost one fifth of all global spam has come from computers in the Land of the Free.

The so-called "Dirty Dozen" of top spam relayers has a few changes from the last time we reported it back in October.

Over the last year, we have seen the resurgence of ransomware. Examples include fake FBI warnings and accompanying 'fines' to taking your data hostage.

Earlier this month, the arrest of a Ransomware gang was announced.

Our SophosLabs research shows that ransomware is second only to the Zeus/Zbot crimeware kit in popularity among malware distributors who use the Blackhole exploit kits. It is also significantly ahead of fake antivirus.