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Word of the Day - Dox
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dox
Pronunciation: /dɒks/
(also doxx)
verb (doxes, doxing, doxed or doxxes, doxxing, doxxed)
[with object] informal
Search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Internet, typically with malicious intent: hackers and online vigilantes routinely dox both public and private figures
Origin
Early 21st century: alteration of docs, plural of doc (short for document).
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Social Engineering
What was private is not.
It’s out there a lot
A cracker will dox,
Crack open your box.
Cracker, miscalled a hacker.
Crackers misuse, hearts blacker.
Hackers find holes that leak.
Software needs security tweak.
