Doxxing (also spelled “doxing”) is the act of revealing someone’s personal information online. Doxxing is a form of online harassment that means publicly exposing someone’s real name, address, job, or other identifying info without a victim’s consent. The aim of doxxing is to humiliate,...
A famous case of doxing is the one involving the company Ashley Madison. Ashley Madison is a dating site that caters to people who are looking for a discrete relationship outside of their current relationship. A group of malicious hackers demanded to know the identities of the management behind...
It also depends on the specific information revealed. For example, disclosing someone's real name is not as serious as revealing their home address or telephone number. However, in the US, doxing a government employee falls under federal conspiracy laws and is seen as a federal offense. Because...