Week in Numbers: Malware up 600 per cent

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This week in the world of IT, an American informant and two unknown Russian men were indicted for one of the largest hacks to ever be tried in a US court, while BT announced itself the king of the Wi-Fi suppliers, and the European Commission promised to invest billions into research for 4G mobile networks.

10 - UK teens spend an average of a 10 hours a day staring at some sort of screen, according to a survey conducted by npower.

600 - According to security researcher PandaLabs, the number of computers infected by malware has risen by a staggering 600 per cent since 2008.

500,000 - BT announced this week that it has some 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the UK.

£15.6 million - The European Commission this week confirmed that it will invest £15.6 million into research that will investigate the possibilities and benefits of high speed 4G networks for mobile internet.

130 million - US authorities indicted three men this week in one of the largest hacking and ID theft cases to ever be tried in a US court. The three men, one American informant and two Russians, stole 130 million credit and debit card numbers.

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