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AWARE7 Credential Monitor

Your employee data in breaches - before attackers use it. Continuous monitoring of your corporate domains on dark web sources, with immediate notification and actionable recommendations.

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).

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Attack vector: stolen credentials (DBIR 2024)
#1
Avg. days to breach detection (IBM 2025)
241
Continuous dark web monitoring
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Notification on new findings
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Leaked credentials: the invisible attack

Your employees use corporate email addresses on private platforms. A data breach there opens the door to your organisation.

01

Employee registers on Platform X

Using their corporate email and a password - the same one they use internally. This happens daily, in every organisation.

02

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.

03

Credential stuffing against your organisation

Attackers automatically try the leaked credentials against your systems: VPN, Microsoft 365, CRM, ERP. Often successfully - especially without MFA.

04

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 before attackers can use it

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?

Warum 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.

Für wen sind wir der richtige Partner?

Mittelstand mit 50–2.000 MA

Unternehmen, die echte Security brauchen - ohne einen DAX-Konzern-Dienstleister zu bezahlen. Festpreis, klarer Scope, ein Ansprechpartner.

IT-Verantwortliche & CISOs

Die intern überzeugend argumentieren müssen - und dafür einen Bericht mit Vorstandssprache brauchen, nicht nur technische Findings.

Regulierte Branchen

KRITIS, Gesundheitswesen, Finanzdienstleister: NIS-2, ISO 27001, DORA - wir kennen die Anforderungen und liefern Nachweise, die Auditoren akzeptieren.

Mitwirkung an Industriestandards

LLM

OWASP · 2023

OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models

Prof. Dr. Matteo Große-Kampmann als Contributor im Core-Team des international anerkannten OWASP LLM-Sicherheitsstandards.

BSI

BSI · Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit

Management von Cyber-Risiken

Prof. Dr. Matteo Große-Kampmann als Mitwirkender des offiziellen BSI-Handbuchs für die Unternehmensleitung (dt. Version).

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.

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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.

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AWARE7 Credential Monitor
Incident response: pentest team
Accompanying support on request
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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We advise you on the right monitoring options for your organisation - and show you what we would find in an initial scan.

Chris Wojzechowski
Chris Wojzechowski

Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter

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Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der AWARE7 GmbH mit langjähriger Expertise in Informationssicherheit, Penetrationstesting und IT-Risikomanagement. Absolvent des Masterstudiengangs Internet-Sicherheit an der Westfälischen Hochschule (if(is), Prof. Norbert Pohlmann). Bestseller-Autor im Wiley-VCH Verlag und Lehrbeauftragter der ASW-Akademie. Einschätzungen zu Cybersecurity und digitaler Souveränität erschienen u.a. in Welt am Sonntag, WDR, Deutschlandfunk und Handelsblatt.

IT-Grundschutz-Praktiker (TÜV) IT Risk Manager (DGI) § 8a BSIG Prüfverfahrenskompetenz Ausbilderprüfung (IHK)
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Jan Hörnemann
Jan Hörnemann

Chief Operating Officer · Prokurist

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M.Sc. Internet-Sicherheit (if(is), Westfälische Hochschule). COO und Prokurist mit Expertise in Informationssicherheitsberatung und Security Awareness. Nachwuchsprofessor für Cyber Security an der FOM Hochschule, CISO-Referent bei der isits AG und Promovend am 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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