doxxing

doxx (one)

To make one's personally identifiable information (such as their address, phone number, social security number, etc.) available online, especially as an act of vengeance. I can't believe the scumbag would doxx me just because I beat him in a video game! Some online content creators face a constant fear of getting doxxed.
See also: doxx

doxxing

The act of making someone's personal information (such as their address, phone number, social security number, etc.) available online, especially out of vengeance. More and more people are finding themselves victims of doxxing, in which the personal details of their lives are exposed to the world. Doxxing is a constant fear for some online content creators.
See also: doxx
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • dox
  • doxx
  • doxx (one)
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • tit
  • tits
  • at (one's) expense
  • take the stand
  • a hit list
  • hit list
References in periodicals archive
"A large number of our officers and their families have their personal data unlawfully collected and leaked - a practice known as doxxing.
An apology for doxxing came from The New York Times in a piece by Kate Cronin-Furman, an assistant professor of human rights at University College London.
Chat rooms are presently popular with the gaming community, and often the moderator must work very closely to prevent harassment and the practice of "doxxing." In doxxing, chat room members release the address of another chat room user, which can be extremely dangerous and is often borderline illegal ("What is Doxxing and Why is it So Scary?" May 16, 2018; theconversation.com/what-is-doxxing-and-why-is-it-so-scary-95848).
Or it could have said that the doxxing and other attacks Maza was suffering from Crowder's followers made the balancing act moot, because any content that leads to real-world harm is unacceptable.
There is even a physical safety risk for public safety officers whose personally identifiable information (PII) could be exposed in doxxing attacks.
(c) Doxing (also spelled 'Doxxing') is the act of gathering and disclosing or publishing an individual's personally identifiable information (PII) online with the intent of harming a target with acts like public humiliation, stalking, identity theft, or harassment.
Explain to your kids what doxxing is and reassure them that the game knows nothing about them.
A GQ writer who had called for doxxing the Covington Catholic High School students involved in the confrontation said he regrets a now-deleted tweet.
Furthermore, it was also learned that Mir Islam has previously served jail time for serial stalking and revealing of private or identifying information about people in the internet (doxxing) and sending police teams to people's houses (swatting).
Here, new forms of fighting words have taken shape: 280-character insults and responses that engage the opposition directly; incendiary memes that mock one's enemies with belittling images; and strategies such as "doxxing," in which one side exposes the actual identities and locations of its enemies.
Cyber mobs shove people offline with doxxing, swatting, and other privacy-invasive forms of abuse.
the Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act, (74) which was introduced in
The survey, conducted on with teens aged 13-17 years and adults aged 18-74 years, asked about experiences and encounters with 20 different online risks which includes behavioural risk such as online harassment, intrusive risk such as unwanted contact, sexual risk such as unwanted sexting and reputational risk such as doxxing.
Fueled by doxxing Phishing, vishing, and smishing attacks all depend on one primary thing for their success: personalization.
Chapter Two identifies the different types of cybersexism, including commonly known strategies such as mansplaining and harassment, but also addresses doxxing and SWATting, and the more obvious risks to women online (abuse, harassment, and threats).