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Doxing

Cyber and Technology-Enabled Offenses

Doxing, sometimes spelled doxxing, is the act of publishing an individual's or an organization's personally identifiable information online, usually without their consent and often with the intent of harassing them or causing them distress. The term has historically covered both the gathering of such information from public records and social media and the publication of previously private information obtained through criminal or otherwise fraudulent means. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Elements of Offense
Providing personally identifiable information about an individual or organization, usually via the Internet and without their consent 1
Notable Example
2012 case in which Gawker reporter Adrian Chen identified Reddit troll Violentacrez as Michael Brutsch and Reddit users accused Chen of doxing Brutsch 1
Jurisdiction Variation
Several US states, notably California and Colorado, make doxing illegal under state law 1
Classification
Offense Grade
Minor or Summary Offense 1
Connections

Has Offense Grade

Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.

Sources
1. Doxing (Wikipedia)
  • History section
    Adrian Chen revealed the identity of Reddit troll Violentacrez as Michael Brutsch, Reddit users accused Chen of doxing Brutsch
  • Legislation section, United States subsection
    Several states, notably California and Colorado, make doxing illegal under state law.
  • Opening paragraph, first sentence
    Doxing or doxxing is the act of providing personally identifiable information about an individual or organization, usually via the Internet and without their consent
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