verb
- to search for and publish private or identifying information about someone on the internet, typically without their consent
Usage: informal; often considered unethical or illegal; also spelled 'dox'
Examples
- The activist was doxxed after posting controversial comments online.
- Doxxing someone can have serious legal consequences.
- She worried that her personal address would be doxxed by internet trolls.
- The hacker threatened to doxx the company's employees.
- Many social media platforms have policies against doxxing.
- He was doxxed and received threatening messages at his home.