‘This quarter has brought new parent worms, and September has seen the highest number of IM attacks ever, according to security vendor Akonix.

Threats against instant messaging (IM) networks are on a roll, a security firm said Thursday as it announced that this month has the dubious honor of hosting the highest-ever number of new IM exploits.

“In Q1 and Q2 we saw a lot of IM virus variants,” said David Jaros, the director of product marketing at San Diego-based Akonix. “Lots of Kelvir and Bropia variants. But in Q3 we started seeing new parent worms, and a new wave of attacks.”‘

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