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My information got doxxed and someone is lying on my name. What should I do?

Before I begin let me give you some background information on me. I am 17, and do student teaching in a middle school, so its important my digital footprint is pretty clean. I have changed my name online because of issues with stalkers and try to take all the precautions to keep my private information safe online.

This morning when I woke up I was greeting to some nasty messages in my instagram comments and dms. I was confused, but took it as “oh i probably commented something people dont agree with” and went with my morning. I got a message from a girl who I had mutual friends on instagram and she let me know my information was leaked. She sent me her number and I received screenshots of a doxxing website, with all my information, my parents information, some random womans info (she has the same last name as me) and my grandfather who has been dead since i was a newborn. A lot of the info is wrong, like it states that i am 18 and that my mom is 5 years younger than she is.

This website also stated a really heavy accusation, about me s/a-ing a 6 year old boy. I would never do something like that to start, and also, an accusation like that could get me kicked out of my internship.

Im really nervous about this and i dont know what to do next. the doxxing website has a discord linked to who doxxed me but I dont think thats a smart idea to reach out to this person who knows all my information. Im nervous this person lives in another country other than the US and i wont be able to get it taken down if thats even an option for me.

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My information got doxxed and someone is lying on my name. What should I do?

Before I begin let me give you some background information on me. I am 17, and do student teaching in a middle school, so its important my digital footprint is pretty clean. I have changed my name online because of issues with stalkers and try to take all the precautions to keep my private information safe online.

This morning when I woke up I was greeting to some nasty messages in my instagram comments and dms. I was confused, but took it as “oh i probably commented something people dont agree with” and went with my morning. I got a message from a girl who I had mutual friends on instagram and she let me know my information was leaked. She sent me her number and I received screenshots of a doxxing website, with all my information, my parents information, some random womans info (she has the same last name as me) and my grandfather who has been dead since i was a newborn. A lot of the info is wrong, like it states that i am 18 and that my mom is 5 years younger than she is.

This website also stated a really heavy accusation, about me s/a-ing a 6 year old boy. I would never do something like that to start, and also, an accusation like that could get me kicked out of my internship.

Im really nervous about this and i dont know what to do next. the doxxing website has a discord linked to who doxxed me but I dont think thats a smart idea to reach out to this person who knows all my information. Im nervous this person lives in another country other than the US and i wont be able to get it taken down if thats even an option for me.

https://redd.it/1cf8iak
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