Year-over-year, the number of malicious web-based attacks increased by nearly 600 percent, according to Websense Security Labs. The timed, targeted nature of these advanced threats indicates a new breed of sophisticated attacker who is intent on compromising increasingly higher-yield targets. The United States of America, Russia and Germany were the top three countries hosting malware. Meanwhile, the Bahamas made its debut into the list of top five countries hosting phishing sites, with a second place ranking. China, the United States of America and Russia were the top three countries hosting command and control servers.