How to Protect Yourself Online If You Have Been Doxed
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Summary
Doxing is the dangerous and illegal practice of using online information to harass, threaten, or blackmail someone.
The targeted individual (victim) may not even know who the perpetrator (doxer) is since doxers often use multiple online aliases and proxy IP addresses.
The first thing a victim should do is document everything-save screen shots and collect all evidence of the doxing such as where the personal information came from and all threats and harassment.
Even though doxing is illegal in most places, the victim should still report the doxing to local law enforcement and to the website on which it occurred.
The victim should also inform friends and family because they might be next and they can take steps to protect themselves.
The victim should lock down social media and change all passwords-even on sites not linked to the doxing.
The victim should contact their financial institutions if any financial information has been leaked and place a lock on their credit reports.
The victim can also request that content be taken down from Google and can consider hiring a content removal attorney to help mitigate the damage to their online reputation.
