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Doxxing Protection — How to Remove Your Information Before You Are Targeted
Doxxing — the malicious publication of someone's personal information — typically starts with data broker sites. An attacker compiles your home address, employer, phone number, and relatives from people-search platforms and publishes or shares the package.
The most effective doxxing protection is proactive: removing your data from broker sites before you become a target.
Where Doxxers Find Your Information
People-search sites like Spokeo, Whitepages, and Radaris are the primary starting point for doxxing attacks. They aggregate name, address, and family connections into a ready-to-share package.
Beyond broker sites, doxxers may use court records, public social media, WHOIS records for websites you own, and business registrations. Broker profiles are typically the easiest and quickest source.
Proactive Removal Before You Are Targeted
CypherAvoid's broker removal workflow addresses the primary sources used in doxxing attacks: people-search platforms that publicly list your address, phone, and family connections.
A free scan shows your current exposure footprint. Lifetime Protection pursues systematic removal and monitors for new profiles that could be used in a future doxxing attempt.
Run Exposure Scan
Start with a free scan — no account required. Pricing only appears if you choose Lifetime Protection.