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Proactively detect stolen credentials

In today’s evolving work environments, companies face significant challenges in detecting compromised or stolen credentials. The 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found that 82% of data breaches involve a human factor—whether through the use of stolen credentials, phishing attacks, human error, or misuse, people remain a major contributor to security incidents.

CybelAngel’s Credential Intelligence solution continuously scans the internet to detect compromised credentials through three key methods:

Credentials Stolen by Infostealer Malware

Infostealer malware is a type of malicious software that, once downloaded onto a computer, can extract sensitive information, including login credentials and browser cookies used to access corporate networks. Some variants can even access documents stored on the device, such as Office files and PDFs.

Credentials Sold or Shared on the Dark Web

CybelAngel monitors the Dark Web for credentials that are being sold or freely shared, allowing companies to stay ahead of potential threats.

Credentials Stored in Unsecured Databases

We identify credentials stored on unprotected databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and ElasticSearch, helping to secure your data before attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities. Stay ahead of cyber threats with proactive detection and protect your business from account takeover risks.

Contextualized incident reports delivering in-depth and valuable insights

The Credential Intelligence module provides contextualized incident reports, prepared by dedicated analysts, to help you respond swiftly to exposed or compromised credentials. Alerts include crucial details like:

  • Clear text email and password access
  • IP addresses associated with thr breach
  • Date of data extraction
  • Platform URLs where the breach occured

With this detailed information, you can prioritize threats effectively and take immediate action to protect your organization.

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Quickly secure credentials to prevent exploitation

Identifying leaked credentials is just the first step, to truly protect your organization, it’s crucial to not only detect risks early but also respond with the appropriate measures such as :

  • Notify users with compromised passwords and assist them with resetting securely
  • Investigate the cause of the breach to prevent future incidents
  • If malware is involved, ensure the affected corporate device is properly secured

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Attack Surface Management

Detect vulnerable APIs and internet-facing assets before cybercriminals do. This solution seamlessly extends your security perimeter beyond your architecture, encompassing partners, and suppliers

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Brand Protection

Expose brand impersonation threats to safeguard your brand's reputation from potential exploitation. Increase protection with this Brand Protection solution to monitor social media platforms, domain abuse, and dark web activities that can compromise your brand integrity. Easily address potential brand infringements, such as fake social media accounts, fraudulent domains, and counterfeit products, before they can be preyed upon by malicious actors.

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Dark Web Monitoring

Monitor the dark web to safeguard your organization from emerging cyber threats and illegal activities. Deploy this solution to infiltrate closed hacker communities, analyze millions of posts in over 200 languages, and detect compromised credentials before they appear on illicit marketplaces. Easily identify and address potential risks such as data breaches, phishing attacks, and evolving cybercriminal tactics before they can be exploited by cybercriminals.

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Data Breach Prevention

Proactively detect data leaks to safeguard confidential assets from potential exploitation by cybercriminals. Deploy this solution to source leaked data that can be accessed outside your external IT perimeter, such as public connected storage devices, cloud storage, cloud applications, databases and more. Reduce risk and address potential data vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by hackers.

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Cyber Threat Intelligence

Accelerate your defense against emerging cyber threats with CybelAngel’s Cyber Threat Intelligence solution. Proactively detect and assess risks to your organization by continuously monitoring external sources-including data breaches, dark web forums, and paste sites-for exposed credentials, sensitive data, and other critical assets. Gain deep visibility into your external attack surface, leveraging a powerful combination of machine learning and dedicated human analysts to deliver actionable, fully investigated intelligence-ensuring only the most relevant threats reach your security teams

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Credential Intelligence?

Credential Intelligence is the process of detecting and analyzing exposed login credentials across the internet to prevent them from being used for cyberattacks. CybelAngel’s solution proactively finds compromised usernames and passwords belonging to your employees and customers before they lead to a breach.

2. How does Credential Intelligence prevent account takeover (ATO)?


Credential Intelligence is the first line of defense against account takeover. By discovering exposed credentials on the dark web or public sources, our platform gives you the critical early warning needed to force password resets and secure accounts before criminals can exploit them.

3. What makes your Credential Intelligence different from other tools?

Our Credential Intelligence is different because it provides verified, high-confidence alerts with zero false positives. Unlike noisy data dumps, every credential we report has been de-duplicated, tested, and contextualized by our machine learning and expert analysts to ensure it’s actionable.

4. How does Credential Intelligence stop ransomware attacks?

Credential Intelligence helps stop ransomware by closing the initial access vector. Many ransomware attacks begin with stolen credentials purchased on the dark web; by detecting and remediating these exposed logins, you remove the attacker’s easiest way into your network.

5. How quickly does Credential Intelligence find exposed logins?

Credential Intelligence from CybelAngel works in near real-time. Our platform continuously scans 6 billions of data points across the internet daily, allowing us to detect and alert you to newly exposed credentials within 24 hours of their discovery.