Seattle is #1, Atlanta is 6th. Although I hardly think “malware attacks” should be part of the ranking for “cybercrime”. Most viral and malware infections occur because people aren’t watching what they are doing. So does that mean cybercrime translates, at least partially, into cyberstupidity?

Ready the Bat-Signal, Seattle: You are officially the most dangerous city in America when it comes to cybercrime. According to the folks at Symantec, anyway.

Symantec — the security company behind the Norton line of virus-protection products — has just released its list of the 50 American cities most vulnerable to cyberattacks. And it turns out being close to Bill Gates isn’t enough to keep Seattle out of the number 1 spot.

The Riskiest Online Cities
Symantec’s “Riskiest Online Cities” report ranks Seattle at the top, followed by Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Raleigh. Atlanta, Minneapolis, Denver, Austin, and Portland round out Symantec’s top 10 riskiest locations.

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