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Interesting, though I'm a bit confused: Does the "Supporting DOX" section represent a bunch of actions the author doesn't spell out in detail?

It seems like a bunch of easy Google searches and whois looks-up, which I followed along with ("Oh, sure, okay. Yep, easy, that makes sense.") And then out of nowhere: Bank document? Passport?

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From the article, it would appear he found these images from a "Lativan photo blogging site used by him". Why would he upload an image of his passport to a photo blog?

It's possible he's using the photo sharing site along with Twitter or something similar and doesn't realise that images attached to private message are still become public.

He also runs xrumer from his desktop without any proxies. I don't think he is the sharpest knife in the drawer...

It could be social engineering. Once the author got his address and phone number, I presume he just sent an official looking mail or made an official sounding phone call to have the documents mailed to him.

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