Two men have been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions after they allegedly extorted victims by threatening to…
Tag: doxxing
Hackers fool major tech companies into handing over data of women and minors to abuse
Some major tech companies have unwittingly opened harassment and exploitation opportunities to the women and children who they have pledged to…
5 years for swatter who caused a man’s death for a Twitter handle
Doxing (or doxxing) is in the news again, for an absolutely shocking story that ended with a man’s death caused by…
Please stop posting your X-rays to social media
Social media is fun. Posting pictures and sharing them with friends is a great technology. But please, we beg you, stop…
New UK legal guidelines for law enforcement and social media
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) has recently updated its social media guidelines for prosecutors and law enforcement in an effort…
Explained: Doxing
Definition of Doxing (sometimes written as doxxing): gathering identifiable information about a person or a group of people with the objective…