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The term doxing is derived from the English word “documents” (short “docs”) for documents. Doxing (also doxxing) is the targeted collection of information about people with the help of the Internet. In this case, personal, often confidential data is researched with the aim of publishing it and thus exposing the person or harming him or her in any other way. <\/p>

From the real names of anonymous activists to credit card data, the addresses of celebrities or sexual preferences, a wide variety of data is interesting for doxing.<\/p>

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What does the term doxing mean in detail?<\/h4>

To obtain information, the perpetrators use legal and illegal methods, such as research on social media, but also hacking online accounts or databases<\/a> .<\/p>

The motives for doxing can be very different:<\/p>

1. Blackmail<\/strong><\/h6>

In some cases, a doxing attack is preceded by an extortion attempt. The victim is supposed to pay a certain sum or take certain actions so that embarrassing details from his private life or secret company data are not published. If the person does not respond to the blackmailers’ demands, the data will be published as a consequence. <\/p>

2. Political and social influence<\/strong><\/h6>

It also happens that individual or allied activists gather information to pillory, intimidate or expose a common enemy if he appears under a pseudonym. For those who are persecuted in their country because of their political, religious or sexual beliefs, the disclosure of their true identity or address can be life-threatening. But doxing is also extremely unpleasant for public figures. <\/p>

3. Bullying<\/strong><\/h6>

Another motivation for doxing is the joy of embarrassing others. This can result from a supposed need for revenge or other personal reasons. It is sometimes reported that doxing is even practiced as a kind of competition: the more famous the compromised person, the more respected the perpetrator. <\/p>

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Where do I encounter the topic of doxing in my everyday work?<\/h4>

In your everyday work, you will (hopefully) rarely encounter doxing. Theoretically, however, it is possible, for example: <\/p>