Doxxing: It’s Like Hacking, But Legal

E-CRIMES

Christine Pelisek on the cyber pranksters who post stars’ private info for all to see. PQ: “It’s not right, [but] I know of no crime.”

Published Mar. 13 2013 4:45AM EDT

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Michelle Obama’s supposed social security number was posted. So was Beyoncé’s purported address. And Ashton Kutcher’s phone number, too. The list goes on: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Hillary Rodham, Britney Spears, Mel Gibson, and Attorney General Eric Holder were all targeted in the information dump.In

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Doxxing: It’s Like Hacking, But Legal

Christine Pelisek on the cyber pranksters who post stars’ private info for all to see. PQ: “It’s not right, [but] I know of no crime.”

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Christine Pelisek