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I'm getting doxxed by a troll (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I got doxxed by a troll on a forum , the troll posted my real full name and school including my grade level , pics of a Facebook account which the troll thinks it's me but isn't because I don't have any mainstream socials. The troll keeps pasting my name and pics from the Facebook profile everywhere on the forum, what do I do ???

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Delete all data from the previous account and make a new one. Report the troll to moderators. Consider never visiting that place again if the mods won't help you with the harassment.

If the troll doesn't have access to the forum's server, then all you have to do is learn some opsec and be aware of what you share with strangers on the Internet.

If the troll does have access to the server and you absolutely need to visit the forum (which I'd advise not to in such a case), then in addition to what has been said above, use VPN with a hardened browser or Tor to access the forum.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago

Also consider filing a police report for harassment. I don't expect anything will happen from that alone, but it starts a paper trail.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hardly share anything on the internet, I think mods on the forum leak my details to the troll

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

For goodness sake don't give forums your real information

[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago

You're also doxing yourself on Lemmy. Be careful. Linking to the person whose doxing you is effectively doxing your lemmy profile.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don't mean to be a dick, but if a troll is able to pass your information out, you need to adhere to better personal information security practices.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Helpful...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not helpful for the current predicament, but good general advice for the future.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Well, it might be helpful in the current predicament. Going after the perp, without taking care of the vulnerabilities might make them take a real interest and get more data out. So make sure it's all off the grid.

Make sure it's also deleted from the Internet archive. From search engines and so on.

We got police scammed for a while because my streaming wife's contact was in some obscure 15-year-old backup of her first website on the internet archive. Before we used a service for that stuff. It had been offline for a decade already, so nobody even thought about it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Shit I ain't a saint, we all can better about it. My point is that if you wanna go in the offensive online, be sure it can't bite you in the ass, at least in this regard.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Doxing is legally classified as harassment and is a criminal matter; contact law enforcement. Even if they don't do anything you'll get in their records so when your harasser tries to do something (like swatting) they'll know that something is up.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For the future, maybe search your name and see if there are any results that are you. Then try name and your city, see if there is anything.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Besides contacting the admins, there's nothing you can do at this point. Prevention is better than cure when it comes to internet privacy