A recent report show that spam, viruses, phishing and malware were all up in May.
The report found that more than 12 per cent of all internet-based malware intercepted in May by a team of researchers was new, showing a rise of 1.5 percentage points over the previous month.
The researchers also identified an average of 1,770 new websites a day containing malware and other potentially dangerous programs this month, representing an increase of 5.6 per cent.
One in every 1.11 emails in May was spam from new and previously unknown sources.
Domains belonging to well-known web sites tend to be recycled and used continuously compared with 'disposable' domains which are used for a short period of time and never seen again.
As is to be expected, cyber criminals will be using the upcoming World Cup as a launch pad and Message Labs.
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