The mod team and FT admins have been collaborating closely on the recent spam increases over the past few months, and speaking as a moderator of one of the most heavily targeted forums, I think those efforts have been hugely successful. In fact, we've achieved such a dramatic reduction in the number and frequency of the attacks, I personally don't think FT even has a significant spam problem any longer. At least not for the timebeing

There are a lot of needs and impacts that have to be considered in managing the problem, many of which can have negative consequences for legitimate users and moderators. I won't elaborate on those issues, but suffice it to say, it's more complex than it might appear, and preventing all spam is probably not a realistic goal.

So, while the spam posts that do get through are incredibly annoying, they generally present no immediate threat to FTers as far as I know. The best course of action is to report the posts and then be patient. We usually become aware of them relatively quickly… the info desk mods, for example, typically receive at least two or three alerts for any one spam post, and the large-scale attacks can generate as many as 10-15 reports. Rest assured, there may be a delay due to time zone and travel issues, but those posts WILL get cleaned up!