What is doxing?
Doxing is the act of revealing personal information about someone online without their consent. It can include information such as the victim’s real name, home address, workplace, phone number, financial information, and other personal details. The term “doxing” is short for “dropping dox,” with “dox” meaning documents. Doxing is typically a malicious act used against people with whom the hacker disagrees or dislikes. The motivations behind doxing can vary from personal revenge to political ends.
Doxing attacks can range from:
• Threats
• Identity theft
• Pizza deliveries
• Fake email sign-ups
• In-person harassment
• Other forms of cyberbullying
• Harassing a person’s family or employer
How should I respond if I am doxxed?
1 Make a written request to the organization to remove or correct the false statements made about you
2 Make a takedown request to remove abusive, harassing, or threatening posts and web content
3 Document what's happening and take steps to preserve evidence of the abuse
4 Report the misconduct to the police and public safety departments
5 Seek legal consultation to consider options of issuing a cease and desist letter or filing a complaint for online harassment
6 Make a request that some or all of your personal information be removed from University directories
7 Scrub your online data to remove as much personal information as possible from across the internet
Florida State University
Doxing is the act of revealing personal information about someone online without their consent. It can include information such as the victim’s real name, home address, workplace, phone number, financial information, and other personal details. The term “doxing” is short for “dropping dox,” with “dox” meaning documents. Doxing is typically a malicious act used against people with whom the hacker disagrees or dislikes. The motivations behind doxing can vary from personal revenge to political ends.
Doxing attacks can range from:
• Threats
• Identity theft
• Pizza deliveries
• Fake email sign-ups
• In-person harassment
• Other forms of cyberbullying
• Harassing a person’s family or employer
How should I respond if I am doxxed?
1 Make a written request to the organization to remove or correct the false statements made about you
2 Make a takedown request to remove abusive, harassing, or threatening posts and web content
3 Document what's happening and take steps to preserve evidence of the abuse
4 Report the misconduct to the police and public safety departments
5 Seek legal consultation to consider options of issuing a cease and desist letter or filing a complaint for online harassment
6 Make a request that some or all of your personal information be removed from University directories
7 Scrub your online data to remove as much personal information as possible from across the internet
Florida State University
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