doxing
Revealing private information
Doxing is publicly revealing someone's private information online—real name, home address, workplace, phone number—typically with malicious intent.
The practice weaponizes personal data, often to enable harassment or intimidation: After she criticized the game, trolls doxed her and she had to leave her apartment.
Also spelled doxxing.
Declarations of intended harm
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- cyberstalkingElectronic pursuit and intimidation
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
swatting · targeted · victimization · fear · anxiety · mob · pile-on · persecution
Make something visible
- unmaskReveal true identity
- identityWho someone is
- addressSpeak to formally
- emailDigital written communication
documents · location · workplace · photographs · leak · outing · anonymous · confidential
Exposing hidden wrongdoing internally
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- exposeMake known publicly
- hacktivismPolitical protest via intrusion
- AnonymousLeaderless hacktivist network
transparency · corruption · watchdog · leak · journalist · controversial · political · powerful
Unauthorized computer system intruders
- breachBreaking of agreement
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- cybercrimeIllegal digital conduct
password · security · VPN · encryption · pseudonym
threats
Declarations of intended harm
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- cyberstalkingElectronic pursuit and intimidation
revenge · swatting · targeted · victimization · fear · anxiety · mob · pile-on · persecution · blackmail
reveal
Make something visible
email · documents · location · workplace · photographs · leak · outing · anonymous · confidential · metadata
whistleblowing
Exposing hidden wrongdoing internally
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- exposeMake known publicly
- hacktivismPolitical protest via intrusion
Anonymous · transparency · corruption · watchdog · leak · journalist · controversial · political · powerful · corporate
hackers
Unauthorized computer system intruders
cybercrime · password · security · VPN · encryption · pseudonym
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- digital culturesocial media, memes, hashtags, viral content, influencers
- privacyprivacy, private, seclusion, confidentiality, solitude
- cyber conflictstrolling, cyberbullying, flame war, online harassment, brigading
- cybercrimeshacking, phishing, malware, ransomware, data breach
- Digital Ethicsprivacy, data privacy, cyberbullying, misinformation, disinformation
doxinganonymizing
Removing identifying information
privacy protection · identity protection · de-identification · anonymization · data protection
doxingsafeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
keeping secrets · confidentiality · discretion · shielding · whistleblower protection