Italy fourth in worldwide spam ranking

(ANSA) - Rome, July 25 - Italy placed fourth in a new study measuring the amount of spam sent through the country.
    SophosLabs's quarterly "Spampionship" ranked the top 12 spam-relaying countries in the world, based on pure volume of spam messages sent.
    It was the first time in more than a year that Italy placed in the British company's ranking, having come no closer than 14th in the past year.
    The latest review, covering the second quarter of this year, gave the top prize once again to the United States for its 24.2% of spam volume, far overshadowing nearest competitors France at 6.7% and China at 6.2%.
    A second, per capita measure showed Bulgaria in first spot, followed by Belarus, Switzerland, and Luxembourg; Italy ranked 10th.