Threat Actors Abuse Messaging Platforms to Launch Phishing Attacks

Messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, LinkedIn and Gmail-integrated messaging are increasingly being abused by threat actors for phishing, malware distribution (including mobile spyware), hosting phishing infrastructure and stolen data, and for coordination of fraud and intrusion campaigns; Fox-IT warns this trend will grow as these services expand features and integrate with payments, cloud storage, authentication and enterprise services.