BleepingComputer.com: Im Attacks On The Rise

...Akonix Systems said the month of September holds the dubious distinction of having the most attacks in any month this year at 64.

The September figure follows a disastrous August in which Akonix reported a 200 percent increase in the number of IM vulnerabilities.

FaceTime Security Labs is also reporting a surge in the number of IM threats. It discovered 87 threats on IM and IRC-based networks in September...