Mobile spam outnumbering desktop spam

This is probably a trend of the future - due to better spam protection, spam doesn't reach the desktops in such great growth numbers anymore. But, not to give up, spammers found a new way to reach "the people" by reaching out to them to their mobile phone.

Korea Information Security Agency (KISA) says that mobile spam reported to the state-owned institute numbered 244,151 during the first 10 months of this year, in comparison to 78,063 of unsolicited e-mail messages during the same span. This represents a growth of 480%. In 2002, mobile spam stood at 4,864 cases in 2002.

(By Asia Business Consulting)