China, the 'internet attack' capital of the world: Almost HALF of hacks and viruses originate in country

China, the 'internet attack' capital of the world: Almost HALF of hacks and viruses originate in country

• Massachusetts-based Akamai says 43 per cent of internet attacks originate in China according to a representative study
• They about 200 computer systems around the world to monitor connections
• And they found that almost half came from China, more than three times Indonesia in second place with 15 per cent
• The findings were published in their quarterly 'State of the internet' report
• However Editor of the report David Belson tells MailOnline that the results do not necessarily represent the internet as a whole
• He adds that people can keep themselves safe by keeping their software and systems up to date 

Almost HALF of internet hacks and viruses originate in China | Daily Mail Online