Top 10 Malware in the Americas and the Caribbean in 4Q 2012 Source: Trend Micro Smart Protection Network Spam The global spam volume has been declining since 2011 due to huge botnet takedowns and other spam-related operations by law enforcement. However, the volume of spam has far from bottomed out. In 2012, among the Latin American and Caribbean countries covered in this report, the top spam-sending country was Mexico, followed by Argentina and Colombia. Latin American and Caribbean Spam-Sending Country (Excluding Brazil) Share Breakdown Source: Trend Micro Smart Protection Network PAGE 11 | Latin American and Caribbean Cybersecurity Trends and Government Responses