Dumpster diving
Targets at times dispose of sensitive information such as medical records, bank statements, hard copies of their curriculum vitae and application letters, and at times, personal photos. Organizations also face the same problems where some information such as technical support logs, email printouts, sticky notes containing usernames and passwords, confidential documents, system information files, and old vulnerability assessment reports end up in dumpsters. Even in organizations where staff are provided with paper shredders, it is not rare to find sensitive information being disposed of with other trash. Dumpster diving is where a social engineer goes through the items that have been disposed of by both individuals and organizations ...
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