India witnessed an increase of 156% in social media scams

Q.  India has witnessed a rise of 156% in social media scams making it the ________ in the world for this.
- Published on 25 Apr 16

a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth

ANSWER: Second
 
India has witnessed a rise of 156% in social media scams with every 6th scam impacting an Indian, according to security software firm Symantec. The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report has found India to be the most targeted country in Asia and the second in the world.
  • Scamming using social media or social engineering is going on at a massive rate in India, with India ranking second in the Asia Pacific- Japan region as a source of malicious activity.
  • India was once considered the spam capital of the world and now ranks 18th as a source of spam.
  • It continues to rank as the third top source of malicious activity including spam, malware, bots and hosts for phishing.

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