• ID: IF005
  • Created: 31st May 2024
  • Updated: 22nd September 2024
  • Contributor: The ITM Team

Exfiltration via Messaging Applications

A subject uses a messaging application to exfiltrate data through messages or uploaded media.

Subsections (2)

ID Name Description
IF005.001Exfiltration via Installed Messaging Application

A subject exfiltrates organizational information using a messaging application installed on a device. The information may be transmitted to another account or individual, or retained within the messaging service for subsequent access from another device.

IF005.002Exfiltration via Web-Based Messaging Application

A subject exfiltrates organizational information using a web-based messaging application accessed through a browser. The information may be transmitted to another account or individual, or retained within the messaging service for subsequent access from another device.