China is number 1 victim.

[Hafizzz]

Two thirds of Internet users hit by cybercrime: Norton
Two thirds of Internet users hit by cybercrime: Norton - Hindustan Times

Computer security firm Symantec on Wednesday reported that about two thirds of the world's Internet users have fallen victim to cybercrime and few think crooks will be caught. China was tops when it came to online victims, with 83 per cent of Internet users there having been hit by computer
viruses, identity theft, online credit card fraud or other crimes, according to a Norton Cybercrime Report.

Brazil and India were tied for second place with 76 per cent, while the United States was next in line with 73 per cent.

While victims admitted to feeling furious and cheated, they were reluctant to take action because they felt efforts would be futile, according to a study by Symantec consumer division Norton.

Reporting cybercrime is critical, because sometimes larger patterns can be pieced together by police fielding reports that, individually, appear minor.

"Cybercriminals purposely steal small amounts to remain undetected, but all of these add up," said Adam Palmer, Norton lead cyber security advisor.

"If you fail to report a loss, you may actually be helping the criminal stay under the radar."

A tendency by people to accept cybercrime was in part due to "learned helplessness," according to Joseph LaBrie, an associate professor of psychology at Loyola Marymount University.

"It's like getting ripped off at a garage - if you don't know enough about cars, you don't argue with the mechanic," LaBrie said. "People just accept a situation, even if it feels bad."

The study revealed some moral gray zones; nearly half of those interviewed thought it was legal to download a single digital CD or movie without paying.

Some 24 per cent of those surveyed saw nothing wrong with secretly reading someone else's email messages or Web browsing history.

"People resist protecting themselves and their computers because they think it's too complicated," said Anne Collier, co-director of ConnectSafely.org, a US non-profit group that collaborated with Norton on the study.

"But everyone can take simple steps, such as having up-to-date, comprehensive security software in place. In the case of online crime, an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure."

Wow. Lucky I have installed a good firewall and anti-virus softwares.

 

[Tuahaa]

83%!!! That's crazy! I feel sorry for them

 

[indian_reality]

83%!!! That's crazy! I feel sorry for them

But most cyber attacks and fake products originate from china too.

 

[CardSharp]

But most cyber attacks and fake products originate from china too.

Stats or you're lying

 

[SpArK]

But most cyber attacks and fake products originate from china too.

Nope you are wrong it has to be US and India.

 

[indian_reality]

Hacking, cyber attacks: Top 10 countries : Rediff.com Business

Make that second biggest.

And that Canadian report on attacks on Indian computers is well known. OR do you need a link for that too?

 

[Metaldew]

Stats or you're lying

Although it's a slightly old article, but enough to satisfy your curiosity.

The Top Countries For Cybercrime
Andy Greenberg, 07.16.07, 12:01 AM ET

Cybercrime, like every digital industry, is outsourcing. Though the U.S. still produces more malware, spam and viruses than any country in the world, illicit IT jobs are increasingly scattered across an anarchic and international Internet, where labor is cheap, legitimate IT jobs are scarce and scammers are insulated from the laws that protect their victims by thousands of miles. As Thomas Friedman might say, the criminal underworld is flat.

According to a Symantec (nasdaq: SYMC - news - people ) report at the end of 2006, Beijing is now home to the world's largest collection of malware-infected computers, nearly 5% of the world's total. Research by the security company Sophos in April showed that China has overtaken the U.S. in hosting Web pages that secretly install malicious programs on computers to steal private information or send spam e-mails. And another report from Sophos earlier that month showed that Europe produces more spam than any other continent; one Polish Internet service provider alone produces fully 5% of the world's spam.
The Top Countries For Cybercrime - Forbes.com

 

[CardSharp]

Hacking, cyber attacks: Top 10 countries : Rediff.com Business

Make that second biggest.

And that Canadian report on attacks on Indian computers is well known. OR do you need a link for that too?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users

China -420,000,000
US -239,232,863

Do you understand why this is important?

 

[CardSharp]

India 3 percent of world cybercrime
80 million internet users

3% / 0.8(of 100 million)= 3.75 ratio

China 9 percent of cybercrime
420 million internet users

9% / 4.2(of 100 million) = 2.14 ratio

Which country has more cyber crime per internet user?

India is the world's third largest hotspot of malicious activity, according to Symantec's Internet Security Threat report.

The top Web-based attack in 2009 was associated with malicious PDF activity, which accounted for 49 percent of the total attacks.

The education sector accounted for 20 percent of data breaches that could lead to identity theft during this period, more than any other sector; this is a decrease from 27 percent in 2008, when it was also the highest ranked sector for data breaches.

Symantec observed an average of 46,541 active bot-infected computers per day in 2009; this is a 38 percent decrease from the 75,158 per day average observed in 2008. The report pointed out that 'bot' or 'robot software' is being highly preferred in cyber attacks.

From your own source http://business.rediff.com/slide-sh...-tech-hacking-top-10-countries.htm#contentTop

 

[CardSharp]

Hacking, cyber attacks: Top 10 countries : Rediff.com Business

Make that second biggest.

And that Canadian report on attacks on Indian computers is well known. OR do you need a link for that too?

Pfft my roommate worked on that report when he was working at the Monk center at the U of T(that's the Canadian report you're talking about yes?). I could tell you they're as political as they are research based.

And yes there is a difference between #1 and #2 in the world. IT'S ONE WHOLE PLACE!

 

[indian_reality]

@BENNY

Nope you are wrong it has to be US and India.

Dont be naive...why would US fake thier own patented products??
And as for India many fakers a.k.a politicians

 

[SpArK]

@BENNY


Dont be naive...why would US fake thier own patented products??
And as for India many fakers a.k.a politicians

I said "it has to be" and somebody has already corrected, whats ur problem now?

 

[CardSharp]

I said "it has to be" and somebody has already corrected, whats ur problem now?

It seems you're not toeing the Indian nationalist line Benny and he's here to bring you back into the fold.

 

[Imran Khan]

here we go again india vs china thread.lol

 

[siegecrossbow]

here we go again india vs china thread.lol

Check post #3.