You've Been Doxxed:
First 72 Hours

Free Response Playbook

Your personal information is now public. This guide shows you exactly what to do in the next three days to regain control, protect yourself, and remove your information from the internet.

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Immediate action steps, platform reporting procedures, data broker removal, legal options, and long-term protection strategies.

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What's Inside

Hour-by-Hour Timeline

Structured 72-hour response plan with specific actions for each phase of your recovery.

Platform Reporting

Exact procedures for reporting doxxing on Reddit, Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

Data Broker Removal

Priority list from IntelTechniques.com covering the 9 most important data broker opt-outs.

Legal Options

When to file police reports, how to pursue restraining orders, and civil lawsuit considerations.

Physical Safety

Swatting prevention, home security, and when to consider temporary relocation.

Financial Protection

How to freeze your credit, protect bank accounts, and prevent identity theft.

72-Hour Response Timeline

Hour 0-2: Document Everything

Screenshot all threats, create evidence folder, archive pages before they disappear.

Hour 2-6: Threat Assessment

Evaluate physical safety risks, determine if this is targeted or opportunistic.

Hour 6-12: Digital Lockdown

Enable MFA, change passwords, set all social media to private.

Hour 12-18: Physical Safety

Contact local police for swatting prevention, secure your home, consider alternate location.

Hour 18-24: Financial Lockdown

Freeze credit at all three bureaus, alert your bank, add verbal passwords.

Hour 24-48: Platform Reporting & Takedowns

Report doxxing posts on every platform, submit Google removal requests.

Hour 48-72: Data Broker Removal

Start opt-out requests with priority data brokers, change contact information.

Post-72 Hours: Long-Term Protection

Lock down digital footprint permanently, establish ongoing monitoring.

Why Is This Free?

I spent years in public safety dispatch. I've seen what happens when victims of doxxing, harassment, and stalking are told "there's nothing we can do." I've watched families discover too late that their information was public and easily accessible.

The first 72 hours after being doxxed are critical. Most people don't know what to do, where to start, or what resources exist. This playbook exists to fill that gap.

Information should be free. Protection shouldn't require a budget. If you can handle the response yourself with this guide, that's a win. If you need professional help after reading it, we're here.

— Matthew Brooks, Cybercraft Security

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If you can't dedicate 20+ hours to removal efforts, if information keeps reappearing, or if you're dealing with an organized harassment campaign, we can help.

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