what can u do with my IP?

triple-beam · Aug 8, 2012

what can someone really do with my IP?

why is it important to hide it?

sorry for sounding like dumbass

ive always wondered why people hide it

DMR · Aug 8, 2012

They can ddos you and also find out the whereabouts of where you live.

triple-beam · Aug 8, 2012

can an average joe ddos someone?

or is this something that a professional hacker does?

DMR · Aug 8, 2012

An average person can learn and start ddosing and if your IP is out there for everyone to see then it's surely, at least one of the viewers ddos. It's much safer to censor it out.

SocalOmega · Aug 8, 2012

triple-beam said:
can an average joe ddos someone?

or is this something that a professional hacker does?

A person that is somewhat fond of hacking/blackhat activites would be able to ddos. If not, it's not that hard to find a friend that can.
DDoSers aren't very hard to obtain. $10 will get you a simple one from a blackhat forums.

Other than ddosing and finding your location, there is really not much they can do, especially if they are just the average person.

mage3158 · Aug 8, 2012

IP would get your service provider, woopdee doo.

Rockerr · Aug 8, 2012

Some skid could boot you offline from a cheap shell booter.

MrLuckyDraw · Aug 8, 2012

mage3158 said:
IP would get your service provider, woopdee doo.

Erm. Also, your general area. Just google your IP address. It will take you near your house (orwhereever you are)

Also, ddos can be done with the IP.

GFYson96 · Aug 8, 2012

they can get your dox if they can find out where they live and stuff, just keep it hidden and u wont have to worry about it

BGlave · Aug 8, 2012

Nothing really. Ddosing? For what? Shells cost money and why would they want to know where you live? I doubt they'd think twice about going to your home or even trying something along those lines.

deevee · Aug 8, 2012

they can ddos you with a booter and dox you. btw dont add random people or dont accept random friend invites on your skype coz anyone can easily get your ip through it

MrLuckyDraw · Aug 8, 2012

BGlave said:
Nothing really. Ddosing? For what? Shells cost money and why would they want to know where you live? I doubt they'd think twice about going to your home or even trying something along those lines.

I've seen people get ddosed on large stakes.

Laptop65 · Aug 8, 2012

This site is a prime example of DDoS attacks.

Aside from slow your Internet down, you can't really do a lot with an IP address. Bear in mind it is illegal. If you are concerned of your real IP being out there, you can ask your service provider if they can provide a dynamic IP address or you could consider renting out a VPN server which hides your IP.