Summary

This chapter explained the different tools that attackers use to compromise privacy, including Maltego, Google Advanced Search, Google dorks, the Uvrx search tools, open Wi-Fi networks, and phishing attacks. This chapter also provided knowledge on how attackers use Google Search to collect sensitive data, how to search for anyone across social media, the risk of open Wi-Fi networks, and how to protect yourself from phishing.

In the next chapter, we will explain the types of data that competitors are interested in collecting from companies and individuals. We will be learning about various artifacts that attackers collect from you, the artifacts that competitors are interested in collecting from individuals and from companies, the ways that these attackers can access your networks, and how attackers can compromise browsers.