doxxing here ?
doxxing.. is real yeah... but i dont think they can do much with your email.. (i hope oh god i hope)
nope not here! I got a sent an actual email because of a post on another social
I know its real but I meant like can they pull my info out of air, i didn’t click on anything the classic way (not sure what other ways r there). BUT I HOPE SO TOO i know ppl are all talk sometimes but it just felt very ominous
Unfortunately they can if they are smart enough and if that particular mail id is linked with other social platforms especially linkedin.
aww shucks. gotta hope for the best then. i actually just made the gmail yesterday, so i don’t think it’s connected to any social plataforms if you mean by signing up to platforms w it. unless you’re talking abt something else then in not sure
Just with your email probably not, I would reccomend checking on Have I Been Pawned (a site) if your email address has been in any data leak - if yes you might want to consider changing your password (especially if you set it to be the same for every site.) Another cool tool I'd recommend is setting up something like Firefox Relay - you can generate an email address that basically forwards all the mail it's gets to your own, so you can basically mask your real email address if you wouldn't like a site to know your real email.
i meannn people don’t really care anyway.. like doxxing ur name ? in the comments ? or make a post about it..? why do people even care about that, or if you’re famous i’d understand but don’t even worry
that’s a good point, not my name but doxxed as in my address and stuff. they made a point to say theyd be coming to my house to hurt me just because we argued a little. I know it’s a low chance they’d actually do anything but its always a what if. thankyou! I’ll try not to worry too much
You can get the person banned for doxxing you :))))
right u mentioned that sorry. i don’t think they’ll actually come to hurt you, i received something similar nobody came to find me. they still can have ur adress tho but don’t be super paranoid im sure they won’t come. the chance for u guys to live in the same area must b low so.. they most likely tried to scare you
thankyou that’s reassuring ! It is my fault I really wasn’t thinking about online safety at all or anything abt protecting my email. I forget how serious ppl can jump to over something little. I’ll check out both of the things u mentioned
report the person if you can. or do not respond/interact/entertain them. they might try to send you a second threat or just forget about it. after some time, I suggest blocking them.
to my knowledge, if you live in the US doxxing is very easy and real. if they have your full name, or email name, and the state you live in, there are websites that let you find out more info about the person for free. this is something I've done before too (not doxxing but looking up address, number, family members etc.) to see how much information is readily out there.
The most common way people know where u live is actually thru IP address, but IP address doesnt give them ur exact address, just roughly which city u live. So dont be scared and dont engage with weird emails that tell u to click on a link and stuff, I also once got threatened by someone that said they will come find me, 3 years later... no one came lol
you’re def right it’s just lwk scary, I’ve always heard abt doxing stories but I’ve never experienced it myself. thankyou! I do feel a little better now
that def makes me feel better! being threatened is no fun lmfaoo. I don’t know a lot abt the doxxing world but they sounded so sure abt it. thankyou!
I think they only know my email but like i said i don’t know what other info they can get from simply having it so i got a bit worried. the email doesnt have my real name but if they got my ip im guessing they have a state. should it be okay then?
in that case, I think you'll be fine and their threat is an empty one. I'm glad you're avoiding using your real name and it's a good thing that that email address is a new one too
is doxxing for realsies? I just got an email saying they were gonna find me and hurt me (prompted because I made a post on a social media with my Gmail linked that got them upset?) I am a little anxious. they only have my gmail but are they actually capable? not sure what’s the move here