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Experts downplay 'spim' threat

April 1, 2004 Spam aimed at instant messengers is on the rise. As corporations adopt IM, how big a threat will unsolicited messages prove to be? TAGS: spim, e-mail spam, IM, spam, IM client, message, expert, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., threat, Yahoo! Inc., MSN, e-mail, server, security

U.S. makes first arrest for spim

February 21, 2005 Teen allegedly sent 1.5 million unsolicited instant messages--or spim--to members of the MySpace.com online networking service. TAGS: spim, spamming, arrest, MySpace, IM, Los Angeles, member, networking, U.S.

Brightmail partners to fight instant spam

June 8, 2004 The antispam company teams up with IMlogic to block "spim," junk e-mail that targets instant messaging users on PCs and mobile devices. TAGS: spim, Brightmail Inc., IMLogic, IM, spam, anti-spam, junk e-mail, mobile device, Time Warner Inc., PC

Users fume over Yahoo-Trillian scuffle

June 24, 2004 Conspiracy theories fly as Yahoo blocks Trillian again in a "pre-emptive" move to prevent "spim." TAGS: spim, Trillian, Cerulean Studios, Pidgin, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., instant messenger, messaging, IM, Time Warner Inc., spam, MSN, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Spim, splog on the rise

July 6, 2006 Spammers are increasingly targeting blogs, social-networking sites and IM programs, MessageLabs warns. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., spim, spammer, spam, IM, blog, e-mail

Spam a workplace threat? Be serious

June 15, 2004 More than half of users surveyed say unsolicited e-mail is not a problem at work. Their IT managers disagree. TAGS: information technology manager, workplace, spim, spam, IM, Symantec Corp., information technology, e-mail

Yahoo to Trillian: Talk to the hand

June 24, 2004 Yahoo cites spam concerns in move to block the instant-messaging service and vows to continue effort if Trillian develops a work-around. TAGS: Trillian, spim, IM, Cerulean Studios, Yahoo! Inc., IM Network, spam, America Online Inc., spammer, MSN, IM client, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo IM, MSN Messenger, client, e-mail

New round of spam suits from AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo

October 28, 2004 Anti-Spam Alliance firms file new suits against spammers and "spimmers"--people who spam over IM. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, spim, defendant, lawsuit, America Online Inc., EarthLink Inc., round, IM, Yahoo! Inc., Massachusetts, Time Warner Inc., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

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