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[–] Metostopholes@midwest.social 9 points 6 days ago

DDOSing is taking down a website, specifically by taking over a lot of other people's computers to all try to access the website at once until it gets overwhelmed.

Doxxing is different. It means finding someone's personal information (documents > docs > dox), such as their home address and phone number, and releasing it publicly.