Credential monitoring is a vital security service that helps organizations protect their workforce by continuously scanning for exposed employee login credentials across data breaches and dark web marketplaces. Credential monitoring acts as your organization’s early warning system, actively searching dark web forums, combo list, telegram channels, and 3rd party breaches for compromised corporate credentials. When employee or customer login information is detected, your security team receives an alert, enabling them to remediate the risk before threat actors can exploit the exposed credentials.
In the context of enterprise security, credential monitoring is particularly crucial given the scale of modern organizations. With employees typically accessing dozens of business applications and systems, and the prevalence of password reuse across corporate and personal accounts, a single compromised credential can pose significant risk to your organization. Data breaches often go undiscovered for months, giving attackers ample time to exploit stolen credentials for unauthorized access, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. By implementing credential monitoring, security teams can proactively identify exposed credentials. This enables them to reset passwords before they lead to a larger data breach.
Compromised Credential Monitoring
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The easiest way for attackers to gain unauthorized access is via leaked credentials. Reset compromised credentials before they’re exploited.
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What is Credential Monitoring?
Valid credentials provide easy access
86% of data breaches involve weak or stolen credentials. Attackers don’t need to exploit vulnerabilities, when they can simply log in.
Average total cost of a breach
The average cost of a data breach is USD 4.88 million. This includes lost business, operational downtime, and post-breach remediation.
Early data breach detection
Receiving alerts in real-time enables security teams to reset leaked passwords and terminate session tokens before attackers can exploit them.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are compromised credentials?
Compromised credentials are login details (such as usernames, passwords, or other authentication data like session tokens) that have been exposed, stolen, or leaked. These credentials can be used by attackers to gain unauthorized access to accounts. They are frequently the initial access vector for data breaches and fraudulent activities.
How do credentials get leaked?
Compromised credentials can get leaked in several ways. One common way is via third-party data breaches. Hackers access a companies’ databases and steal their user information. Other common methods include phishing attacks, where people are tricked into giving away their login details, and infostealer malware that captures passwords directly from devices. Sometimes, weak or reused passwords are guessed via brute force or credential stuffing attacks. Once leaked, credentials often end up on the dark web or in public forums, where they can be sold or shared.
What is the data leakage?
Data leakage occurs when sensitive information is intentionally or unintentionally exposed. It can happen through various channels, such as insecure databases, misconfigured cloud storage, insider threats, or malware. Data leakage puts personal, financial, or proprietary data at risk. Preventing data leakage requires continuous monitoring of sensitive data, accurate attack surface management, employee training, and default technical controls.
How can I prevent compromised credentials in my organization?
Use a password manager to generate unique passwords. Enable multi-factor authentication everywhere. Deploy Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions to reduce the number of credentials employees need to manage. Regularly monitor for password breaches. Reset compromised credentials as soon as possible. Implement technical controls to prevent human error. Train employees to recognize phishing attempts.
How does Breachsense monitor compromised credentials?
Breachsense continuously monitors for your organization’s compromised credentials and data leaks across multiple data sources. These include the dark web, criminal marketplaces, paste sites, public data leaks, Telegram channels, and hacker forums. When relevant data is identified, Breachsense sends an actionable alert including contextual details. This enables security teams to mitigate the risk before the data is exploited.