From Doxing to Doorstep: Exposing Privacy Intrusion Techniques used by Hackers for Extortion
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Black Hat USA 2024 · Day 1 · Briefing
In a stark presentation at Black Hat USA, Jacob Larson unveiled the chilling evolution of doxing, demonstrating how online privacy intrusions have escalated from digital harassment to severe real-world threats, including physical violence and extortion. Titled "From Doxing to Doorstep," Larson, an offensive security team lead by day and a threat researcher by night, shared deeply personal insights stemming from his own experience as a doxing victim nine years prior. His unique research methodology involved conducting direct interviews with notorious hackers, including a wanted individual who breached a US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) data portal and an administrator of the infamous doxing platform, Doxbin.