what it’s called when private data end up in the net? Hack? Or Cyber Attack? Experts speak in this case of Doxxing. The word comes from “docs” to = “documents”.
The protection of privacy is guaranteed in Germany by the basic law’s guarantee of the right to the free development of the personality, as well as the Postal and telecommunications secret. In the latest Online attack, the offenders to violate this privacy protection and to make as many personal and confidential data of politicians and Celebrities, are often attacked from the right, open to the public.
In contrast to the Leaks by whistle-blowers such as former NSA employee Edward Snowden at the “Doxxing” (also known as “Doxing”) of a personal data. The person Concerned should be presented in the network. In addition, the perpetrators want to allow the possibility for abuse of the data.
Derived from Docs = documents
The term “Doxxing” is derived from the English word “docs” (documents). The “Doxxen” be, if possible, fished a lot of private information, such as credit card numbers, Scans of identification documents, confidential home addresses, or phone numbers is illegal, and then put online. In the USA also the social security number plays a crucial role, because this in turn opens up the door for all kinds of fraud attacks.
Who has made the confidential documents and information to the network, it is generally not possible to determine. In the Web, a number of services such as Pastebin, box.com or Megaupload are available, which can be anonymous or with a Pseudonym to be used.
