GHOSTKIT/Incident Response
09 Β· INCIDENT RESPONSE
When something has already happened.
Slow down. Preserve evidence before deleting, blocking or changing anything that could matter later.
Immediate safety β first 15 minutes
- If there is immediate physical danger, call 911 or contact a trusted person.
- Move to a safer device/network if you believe the device or account is compromised.
- Do not confront an unknown attacker.
- Preserve URLs, screenshots, usernames, timestamps and platform notifications.
- Secure the primary email account.
- Change reused passwords.
- Sign out unknown sessions and enable 2FA/passkeys.
Content removal escalation
- Capture the original URL and a screenshot.
- Identify the host, platform and account owner.
- Send a platform report and a direct removal demand.
- Ask for confirmation and retain the ticket/reference number.
- Search for mirrors and reposts.
- Escalate to the platform's legal/privacy/safety route where appropriate.
- For copyright, privacy, threats, stalking or non-consensual intimate imagery, consider qualified legal or specialist support.
Potentially criminal / urgent
Do not put unnecessary sensitive details into a public form. Preserve evidence privately and use the appropriate emergency, law-enforcement, child-safety, domestic-violence, stalking, fraud or specialist reporting channel for the situation. See Local & Victim Services.
GhostKit does not determine whether conduct is criminal. The generator can help organize a factual report, but users should not invent offences, statutes, police references or legal conclusions.
Evidence package
- Original URL
- Screenshot(s)
- Exact timestamp + time zone
- Account/username
- Message headers where applicable
- Platform ticket number
- Copies of communications
- Timeline of events
- Names/contact information of relevant witnesses
Do not accidentally destroy evidence
- Do not edit the only copy of a screenshot.
- Do not overwrite original files with metadata-stripped versions.
- Do not delete the only copy of threatening messages before preserving them.
- Do not repeatedly open suspicious links just to investigate them.
- Do not publish private evidence publicly merely to prove it exists.
Safe communication plan
- Use a safe email address if the normal account is compromised.
- Tell trusted contacts not to disclose your location.
- Use a neutral subject line for sensitive communications.
- Consider whether document metadata reveals identifying information.
- When working with an advocate, share only what they need.