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Try to put this as best I can. How and what is doxxing or i think its call ddos ing? I just thought it was taking down a website and that was it. Sorry I am an 80s kid. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 days ago

I'm probably not the person to answer this, my tech skills are low these days. Doxxing is when a person finds and releases someone's real address/personal information to the public, usually for purposes of harassment, causing a shift from online to real world interaction.

DDos attacks, that's just stealing/taking control of a website's domain no?