Glossary: Threats, Threat Actors and Motivations
instant messaging
Also written: IM, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Facebook Messenger
Internet chat apps that use accounts and support files, voice and video. Attackers use them for impersonation and account takeover, as in the fake 'owner' WhatsApp request to Jo, outside any company filter.
Where the book teaches it
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collaboration toolstwo-step verificationmessage-based vectoraccount takeover