How social media status updates helps cyber predators

Top 5 Threats That Social Media Can Inflict On Users

By SiliconIndia  |   Thursday, 12 December 2013

#1 Third Party applications 
#2 Malware
#3 Hacking
#4 Identity Theft
#5 Exploitation by Cyber predators. Extract:

"Exploitation has several connotations. In cyber world, it is specifically about personal exploitation. People usually tend to update status such as ‘going out with family for dinner at 8’, ‘visiting Goa on the 25^th with family’ and other such messages. These are bits of information that can be exploited by cyber attackers. They can plan to rob the house on the day the family is out or stalk the family at the location mentioned in the status update."

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