{"id":3695,"date":"2025-05-08T14:08:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enthec.com\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:19:48","slug":"what-is-doxing-and-how-to-prevent-your-personal-data-from-being-exposed-on-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enthec.com\/en\/what-is-doxing-and-how-to-prevent-your-personal-data-from-being-exposed-on-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"What is doxing, and how to prevent your personal data from being exposed on the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Internet is a space where we share information daily. Social networks, forms, online purchases\u2026 Each action leaves a slight <\/span>digital trace. <\/span><\/a>Most of the time, we are unaware of how much we reveal about ourselves. This is where an increasingly well-known (and feared) concept comes into play: <\/span>doxing<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is doxing, and why should you care?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Doxing<\/span> (abbreviation of<\/span> dropping dox or<\/span><\/i> ‘release documents’<\/span><\/i>) refers to the <\/span>public exposure of a person’s data <\/b> without their consent. We talk about addresses, telephone numbers, workplaces, private photos, emails, real names, and even financial or family information. <\/span><\/p>\n

These types of attacks, which initially emerged in particular online communities, have spread in recent years and can have<\/span> serious consequences:<\/b> from harassment, threats, and<\/span> identity theft,<\/span><\/a> to the loss of employment or the appearance of legal problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doxing on the Internet is not a simple hacker’s game:<\/b>It is a form of digital violence. And it can affect anyone. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Qondar: a solution that helps you protect your digital privacy<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before continuing, it is worth stopping at our featured tool:<\/span> Qondar,<\/b> a solution for <\/span>personal cyber surveillance.<\/b><\/p>\n

Qondar<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has been developed for anyone who wants to maintain control over their information on the network without needing advanced technical knowledge. It works like a <\/span>Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) platform.<\/b> It lets you detect if your data is being shared without permission in forums, leaked databases, social networks, or even the dark web.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if you don’t know what doxing on the internet is, you too may suffer from an attack. If so, <\/span>Qondar will tell you before it’s too late<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why does someone decide to dox another person?<\/b><\/h2>\n

There is no single attacker profile, nor a single motivation. Doxing, as this phenomenon is also known, can have many faces: <\/span><\/p>\n