Nick O'Neill at allfacebook in IM spam coming over the fancy new Facebook IM platform. It seems spammers are somehow gaining access to user accounts and sending IMs to everyone on their buddy lists. Facebook recommends that affected users reset their passwords. "We're aware of the IM spam and believe that only a small percentage of users have been affected," Schnitt told me. "We're working to update our security systems to minimize further impact."

Just like with litter, spam is everyone's responsibility. Facebook believes that "education is a key part of the solution" and would like users to check out the site's for more information on "recent threats".