Doxers aim to escalate their conflict with targets from online to the real world, by revealing information which includes: Recently, doxing has become a tool in the culture wars, with rival hackers doxing those who hold opposing views the opposite side. While the term is still used to describe the unmasking of anonymous users, that aspect has become less relevant today when most of us are using our real names in social media. The definition of doxing has expanded beyond the hacker world community and now refers to personal information exposure. "Docs" became "dox" and eventually became a verb by itself (i.e., without the prefix "drop"). Feuds between rival hackers would sometimes lead to someone deciding to "drop docs" on somebody else, who had previously only been known as a username or alias.
While the practice of revealing personal information without one’s consent predates the internet, the term (term?) doxing first emerged in the world of online hackers in the 1990s, where anonymity was considered sacred. That information is then circulated to the public - without the victim's permission. What is Doxing?ĭoxing (sometimes written as Doxxing) is the act of revealing identifying information about someone online, such as their real name, home address, workplace, phone, financial, and other personal information. Typically, doxing is a malicious act, used against people with whom the hacker disagrees or dislikes. The term 'Doxing' is short for "dropping dox" 'dox' being slang for documents.
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