doxxers
Online identity revealers
Doxxers are people who publish someone's private information online without consent—real name, home address, phone number, workplace.
The practice, called doxxing, is typically meant to harass, intimidate, or expose the target to real-world consequences: Doxxers revealed her address and she started getting death threats.
The term comes from "docs" (documents).
Fraudulent emergency calls as harassment
- outingShort recreational trip
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
- leakingAllowing unintended escape
- exposureState of being unprotected
cyberstalking · harassment · intimidation · targeting · screenshot sharing · public shaming · social engineering · information gathering
Unauthorized access to personal information
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- job lossInvoluntary departure from work
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
relocation · death threats · blackmail · extortion · emotional trauma · career destruction · self-censorship
Locations for correspondence
- phone numbersSequences for calling people
- emailsDigital written messages
- workplacesSites of employment
- family membersRelated persons collectively
photos · personal details · medical records · employers · relatives · schools · daily routines · license plates
Deliberate online agitators
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
- stalkersThose who obsessively pursue
- harassersPeople who intimidate repeatedly
- vigilantesUnlicensed punishers of wrongdoers
troll farms · sockpuppets · extremists · online mobs · hate groups · cybercriminals
swatting
Fraudulent emergency calls as harassment
exposure · cyberstalking · harassment · intimidation · targeting · screenshot sharing · public shaming · social engineering · information gathering · cross-referencing
privacy violation
Unauthorized access to personal information
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- job lossInvoluntary departure from work
- fearEmotional response to threat
anxiety · relocation · death threats · blackmail · extortion · emotional trauma · career destruction · self-censorship
addresses
Locations for correspondence
- phone numbersSequences for calling people
- emailsDigital written messages
- workplacesSites of employment
family members · photos · personal details · medical records · employers · relatives · schools · daily routines · license plates · dating profiles
trolls
Deliberate online agitators
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
- stalkersThose who obsessively pursue
- harassersPeople who intimidate repeatedly
vigilantes · troll farms · sockpuppets · extremists · online mobs · hate groups · cybercriminals
- cybercriminalshacker, hackers, scammer, scammers, phishers
- internet usersusers, browsers, surfers, daily users, power users
- internet culturememes, meme, trolling, influencers, content creators
- cyber sleuthshackers, fraud investigators
doxxersvictim advocates
Those helping harmed parties navigate systems