doxing

doxing

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1. n. Releasing someone's personal information on the Web with the intention of causing harassment Source: wordnet
2. Doxing is a technique of tracing someone or gather information about an individual using sources on the internet. Its name is derived from “Documents” or “Docx”. Doxing method is based purely on the ability of the hacker to recognize valuable information about his target and use this information to his benefit. It is also based around the idea that, “The more you know about your target, the easier it will be to find his or her flaws” > Well yeah, he is saying he is doxing me and he talked about one of my youtube channels (he's never talked to me before) Source: ecdict

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