(U//LES) The Mexican drug cartels are using sophisticated resources to target victims on both sides of the U.S./Mexico Border. Resources include the monitoring of several social networking sites, such as Facebook and blogs to acquire targets for extortion and the ability to exploit a user’s IP address to locate a blogger’s physical location.
(U//LES) Government and law enforcement personnel should be especially cautious when using Facebook at home, or during travel for work, as Facebook automatically uses current locations when information is shared at anytime over its site. Personnel should also adjust Security and privacy settings to their highest to help ensure an outside user does not gain access to sensitive identifiers and locations of personnel, family, and friends.
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