‘Microsoft’s MSN network experienced the largest number of IM security incidents in both 2004 and 2005, while year-on-year incident growth rates were largest on AOL’s AIM network, according to the report, published Monday by IM security vendor FaceTime Communications.

In 2005, MSN had a 57 percent share of the attacks, AOL had 37 percent and Yahoo had 6 percent, FaceTime said in its “Impact report: Analysis of IM & P2P Threats in 2005.”‘

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