According to findings from Symantec's MessageLabs, Idaho tops the list of the most-spammed U.S. states. MessageLabs researchers say states with higher concentrations of small and midsize businesses generally fare the worst when it comes to spam.
Sometimes being No. 1 isn't all it's cracked up to be. In this case, Idaho is No. 1 in spam.
According to a report from
Symantec's MessageLabs,
Idaho tops the list of states receiving the most spam in September. It's quite a reversal for the state, which in 2008 ranked 44th in spam volume. Today, its spam rate stands at 93.8 percent of all e-mail traffic. This compared to the global spam rate of 86.4 percent.
