We're number one!

Um... then again...

According to the report, Symantec identified more than 6 million "bot-infected" computers globally during the second half of 2006 - this represents a 26 percent increase from the previous period.

A more startling finding was that theft or loss of computer or data storage paraphernalia like USB memory keys, accounted for 54 percent of all identity-theft related breaches.

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Symantec identified the U.S. as having the highest level of malicious activity with 31 percent, while China took a distant second with 10 percent and Germany was close in third place with 7 percent.

Arthur Wong, senior vice president, Symantec Security Response and Managed Services said in a statement, "As cyber criminals become increasingly malicious, they continue to evolve their attack methods to become more complex and sophisticated in order to prevent detection."