Luxembourg

Burglars use social media, too!

Luxembourg's Cyberworld Awarness and Security Enhancement Services (CASES) is warning social media users to publish information about their holidays with caution, as more and more criminals also take to Facebook and Co to find their targets.

06.08.2013

(CS) Luxembourg's Cyberworld Awarness and Security Enhancement Services (CASES) is warning social media users to publish information about their holidays with caution, as more and more criminals also take to Facebook and Co to find their targets.

Citing a study, CASES said that 75 percent of burglars in the US make use of Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and other social media to gather information about social media users and their whereabouts.