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Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Try to put this as best I can. How and what is doxxing or i think its call ddos ing? I just thought it was taking down a website and that was it. Sorry I am an 80s kid.

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Try to put this as best I can. How and what is doxxing or i think its call ddos ing? I just thought it was taking down a website and that was it. Sorry I am an 80s kid.

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Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

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Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_(networking_utility)

Research.

Edit reason this too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

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