Bangalore: Social Media is used by millions across the world; a communication hub where they share nearly everything with a few clicks of buttons. It is this huge people following on the social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, that has attracted the attention of cyber criminals who want to cash on the users’ vulnerabilities.  Read on to know the top 5 threats that social media can inflict on the users.

#5 Exploitation by Cyber predators

Exploitation has several connotations. In cyber world, it is specifically about personal exploitation. People usually tend to update status such as ‘going out with family for dinner at 8’, ‘visiting Goa on the 25^th with family’ and other such messages. These are bits of information that can be exploited by cyber attackers. They can plan to rob the house on the day the family is out or stalk the family at the location mentioned in the status update.

Therefore, it is necessary to use discretion while sharing information about oneself.