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VoIP threats to watch out for

Comment Spammers are already targeting users of all IM systems with spim (spam over instant messaging) and the fact many accounts include demographic information such as user location or age helps them target users. [09 Mar 2007]

Radioactive: Is mobile IM bad for business?

Comment Spim - spam over instant messaging - is becoming problematic. Considering that it will be free to receive instant messages on mobile devices, it's hard to see the spim problem not spreading out of the office. [21 Feb 2006]

Leader: Spam wars hotting up

Leader News that instant message spam - rather appallingly know as spim - is a growing threat on the horizon reminds us that often by cracking down on an area you are often just smoking out the individuals and forcing them to commit similar crimes via a... [05 Apr 2004]