BasKet

BasKet is a free and open-source Linux program that works more like an advanced data storage tool to aid a social engineer in the data-gathering process. It has the familiar appearance of Notepad, but comes with a lot of functionalities. It serves as a repository for textual and graphic information that a social engineer collects on a particular target. It may appear simple or even unnecessary during a social engineering attack, but it actually serves a purpose that is hard to replicate in word processors such as Microsoft Word. BasKet uses a tab-like layout to enable the social engineer to place each type of information about a target in an orderly way that is easy to read or retrieve. For example, pictures could be in one tab, contact ...

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