Celebrities Hacked: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian And Others Victims Of 'Doxxing'

Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and the other celebrities and officials whose financial information ended up online are reportedly victims of a new prankster trend called "doxxing."

Unlike "Swatting" the Hollywood trend by which pranksters place 911 calls to alert authorities about fake home invasions in celebrities' homes,"doxxing is a cyber crime".it's the process of obtaining or deducing information about a person based on a limited set of initial information,

According to ABCNews,the list of high profile victims has grown to include Michelle Obama,Sarah Palin,and Britney Spears .

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It was reported that as many as 12 Celebrities and Political figures has been Hacked and their financial information has ended up on an undisclosed website. Among these prominent figures are are Jay-Z and Beyonce,Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson and Ashton Kutcher.

Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were also victims of the hacker, but the information gathered on the two of them is reportedly incomplete. Even LAPD Chief Charlie Beck was hacked.

The information, which was posted publicly but are now unable to trace, includes social security numbers, mortgage amounts, credit card info, car loans and banking information.