Employee registers on Platform X
Using their corporate email and a password - the same one they use internally. This happens daily, in every organisation.
Dark Web & Credential Monitoring
AWARE7 Credential Monitor
Continuous monitoring of your corporate domains on dark web sources - leaked credentials detected, classified, and reported with actionable remediation steps.
Did you know? Compromised credentials are the most common initial attack vector in data breaches (Verizon DBIR 2024). On average, organisations take 241 days to detect a breach (IBM 2025).
Credential Monitor - Live Dashboard
Active
New Finding - Immediate Action Required
j.smith@example.com found in credential dump
Source: Dark Web Forum - 2 hours ago
- 4
- Active domains
- 99.4%
- Clean
- 1
- New finding
- Last check
- 4 minutes ago
- Sources scanned
- 2,847 data sources
- Monitored addresses
- 186 email addresses
Example view with fictitious data.
Vertrauen unserer Kunden
- #1
- Attack vector: stolen credentials (DBIR 2024)
- 241
- Avg. days to breach detection (IBM 2025)
- 24/7
- Continuous dark web monitoring
- <24h
- Notification on new findings
Attack Path
Leaked credentials: the invisible attack
Your employees use corporate email addresses on private platforms. A data breach there opens the door to your organisation.
Platform X is compromised
A data breach. The database with millions of email-password combinations lands on the dark web. Your employee does not know.
Credential stuffing against your organisation
Attackers automatically try the leaked credentials against your systems: VPN, Microsoft 365, CRM, ERP. Often successfully - especially without MFA.
Attacker is in - and you don't notice
Average 241 days to detection (IBM 2025). In this time: data exfiltration, lateral movement, ransomware preparation or access to financial systems.
With AWARE7 Credential Monitor:
After step 2: Immediate notification as soon as credentials of your domain appear in a leak
Password reset for the affected account - guided by our notification and documented remediation steps
Steps 3 and 4 are avoided - the attack fails at the entry point
Context from pentesters: Which systems are at risk? What needs to happen immediately?
Why AWARE7
Why AWARE7 Credential Monitor?
We are not data brokers - we are penetration testers who know data breaches from the attacker's perspective.
Deeper monitoring than HIBP
Beyond publicly known leaks, we actively monitor dark web sources, underground forums and fresh credential dumps - often before they go public. Don't wait until the damage is done.
Context from penetration testers
Found credentials are assessed by our team: How critical is the finding? Which systems are at risk? You receive actionable recommendations, not just raw data.
Continuous & automated
Not a one-off scan - but ongoing monitoring of your domains and email addresses. Immediate notification with recommended actions when new findings appear.
GDPR-compliant
The monitoring itself is legally unproblematic from a data protection perspective: we only search in already-leaked datasets - no data storage about your employees.
Peer-reviewed publications
Different Seas, Different Phishes - Large-Scale Analysis of Phishing Simulations
ACM AsiaCCS 2025
Oskar Braun, Jan Hörnemann, Norbert Pohlmann, Matteo Große-Kampmann
A Platform for Physiological and Behavioral Security
NSPW 2025
Jan Hörnemann
Privacy from 5 PM to 6 AM: Tracking and Transparency in the HbbTV Ecosystem
IEEE/IFIP DSN 2025
Jan Hörnemann, Norbert Pohlmann, Matteo Große-Kampmann
Understanding Regional Filter Lists: Efficacy and Impact
PoPETS 2025
Jan Hörnemann, Norbert Pohlmann, Matteo Große-Kampmann
Who is AWARE7 the right partner for?
Mid-sized companies with 50-2,000 employees
Companies that need real security, without paying for a DAX-corporation provider. Fixed price, clear scope, one point of contact.
IT managers & CISOs
Who have to argue convincingly in-house and need a report in boardroom language for that, not just technical findings.
Regulated industries
Critical infrastructure, healthcare, financial services: NIS-2, ISO 27001, DORA. We know the requirements and deliver evidence that auditors accept.
Coverage
What the Credential Monitor covers
Complete monitoring - from public leaks to fresh dark web sources.
Email Addresses
All addresses of your corporate domains are continuously checked for appearances in data breaches - including password hashes or plaintext passwords.
Dark Web Sources
Underground forums, Telegram channels, paste sites and dedicated leak marketplaces - we monitor sources that standard tools cannot reach.
Historical Leaks
Cross-referencing with billions of historical credential finds - including older breaches that occurred before your organisation introduced professional monitoring.
Instant Notification
On new findings: immediate email notification with affected address, leak source, date and concrete next steps - no noise, clear action guidance.
Pentest Assessment
Not just a data find - contextual assessment by our pentest team: Which systems are at risk? How high is the risk? What are the next steps?
Monthly Reporting
Monthly credential report: overview of all monitoring activities, new findings, actions taken - for your documentation and executive team.
Get started for free
Check first, then decide
Before commissioning ongoing monitoring: check for free on wurdeichgehackt.de whether your domain already appears in data breaches. The one-time scan shows you how urgently continuous monitoring is needed.
One-time scan: free & instant
on wurdeichgehackt.de
Continuous monitoring: subscription
AWARE7 Credential Monitor
Incident response: pentest team
Accompanying support on request
Frequently Asked Questions About the Credential Monitor
What is a credential monitor and why do we need it?
A credential monitor continuously checks whether your employees' access credentials - email addresses and associated passwords - appear in data breaches or underground forums. This is critical because compromised credentials are the most common initial attack vector for cyber attacks. Months often pass between a data breach and the exploitation of the stolen credentials. Early detection enables proactive countermeasures.
What is the difference from the free "Have I Been Pwned?"
Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) covers publicly known, historical data breaches. Our monitoring goes significantly further: we actively monitor dark web sources, underground forums, Telegram channels and fresh credential dumps - often before they become public. You also receive not just a notification, but context: Which systems are at risk? What needs to happen next?
What data is monitored?
We primarily monitor your corporate domains: all email addresses with your domain (e.g. @your-company.com) are continuously checked for appearances in data breaches. On request, specific email addresses of key individuals (e.g. executives, IT admins) can also be monitored.
What happens when a credential finding is reported?
You receive an immediate notification with: the affected email address, source of the leak (where known), date and severity, as well as concrete recommendations. Typical immediate actions: password reset for the affected account, checking for password reuse (same password on other systems), activation of MFA. On request, our team accompanies the response.
Is credential monitoring legally problematic?
No. The monitoring only accesses already-leaked datasets - no data of your own is collected and no employees are monitored. From a GDPR perspective, this is a legitimate security measure for protecting the organisation. A brief notice to the works council (if applicable) is advisable since it is a security-relevant measure. We advise you on the correct introduction.
How quickly are new leaks detected?
New data breaches are typically detected within hours to a few days of their first appearance on the dark web - significantly earlier than public sources such as HIBP, which often take weeks or months. The speed of detection is decisive: the earlier a leak is identified, the larger the window for countermeasures.
How does this differ from the "wurdeichgehackt.de" one-time scan?
wurdeichgehackt.de is a free one-time scan for a snapshot - ideal for an initial check. The AWARE7 Credential Monitor is a continuous service: your domains are monitored 24/7 and you are notified immediately when new findings appear. A one-time scan tells you what happened yesterday. Monitoring tells you what is happening today.
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Managing Director of AWARE7 GmbH with many years of expertise in information security, penetration testing and IT risk management. Graduate of the Internet Security master's program at Westfälische Hochschule (if(is), Prof. Norbert Pohlmann). Bestselling author with Wiley-VCH and lecturer at the ASW-Akademie. His assessments of cybersecurity and digital sovereignty have appeared in Welt am Sonntag, WDR, Deutschlandfunk and Handelsblatt, among others.
IT-Grundschutz-Praktiker (TÜV) IT Risk Manager (DGI) § 8a BSIG Prüfverfahrenskompetenz Ausbilderprüfung (IHK) T.I.S.P. Board-Mitglied
M.Sc. in Internet Security (if(is), Westfälische Hochschule). COO and authorized officer (Prokurist) with expertise in information security consulting and security awareness. Junior professor (Nachwuchsprofessur) for Cyber Security at FOM Hochschule, CISO lecturer at isits AG and doctoral candidate at the Graduierteninstitut NRW.
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (PECB/TÜV) T.I.S.P. (TeleTrusT) ITIL 4 (PeopleCert) BSI IT-Grundschutz-Praktiker (DGI) Ext. ISB (TÜV) BSI CyberRisikoCheck CEH (EC-Council)
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