08/06/2026
Your Profile Is a Dossier. Here's Who's Reading It.
Your social media profiles are an attacker's dossier. Learn how attackers use public data to build attack playbooks and what you can do to give them less to work with.
What you share publicly online can tell strangers more than you might expect.
For home users and small businesses, public social media details can help scammers sound believable — names, job roles, holidays, suppliers, staff changes, birthdays, or even the way you write. That information can be used to craft more convincing fake messages, invoices, or password reset requests.
One simple step: review your Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram privacy settings, and remove public details that don’t need to be public — especially phone numbers, email addresses, staff roles, and travel plans.
If you’re in Kaiapoi or North Canterbury and want a calm second opinion on your privacy or business security settings, Techmedics Ltd is happy to help.
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Your social media profiles are an attacker's dossier. Learn how attackers use public data to build attack playbooks and what you can do to give them less to work with.