New tools capable of quickly finding, gathering and correlating information about individuals are giving online scammers a powerful new weapon. The tools allow potential attackers to build detailed profiles individuals by finding and piecing together bits and pieces of information about them scattered on social sites and other public forums. The information can then be used in highly targeted, “spear-phishing” scams and other attacks against individuals and enterprises. The availability highlights for individuals to be especially careful about what they disclose on social networking sites.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2124576/scammers-get-better-tools-for-tapping-social-networks.html