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Tools and Techniques That Attackers Use

In the previous chapter, we discussed various techniques that attackers use to compromise your privacy. This chapter will explain the different tools that attackers can use to compromise privacy by gathering information mainly from open intelligence and social media. There are many tools that attackers use to collect information about the target individuals and organizations. As we discussed in earlier chapters, publicly available sources contain a lot of information. Here, we will detail the tools and techniques employed by attackers to effectively collect information.

The following topics are discussed in this chapter:

  • Maltego
  • Google Advanced Search and dorks
  • Uvrx Social Search
  • Open Wi-Fi networks ...

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