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Monitoring 7 min read Nov 12, 2025

Dark Web Monitoring: Why Knowing Is Half the Battle

Proactive credential monitoring can save millions. Here's how it works.

Your employees' credentials are being traded on the dark web right now. The question isn't if—it's whether you know about it before attackers use them. Dark web and breach monitoring is your early warning system.

24B+
Credentials on Dark Web
Hours
Before Credentials Are Tested
$10
Avg. Password Sale Price

How Credential Monitoring Works

1. Breach Database Integration

Breach monitoring services aggregate billions of records from known breaches, constantly updated as new breaches are discovered.

2. Continuous Checking

Your employee emails are automatically checked against these databases daily, identifying exposures as soon as they become known.

3. Instant Alerts

When a match is found, you receive immediate notification via email or Slack, enabling rapid response before attackers can exploit the credentials.

4. Risk Assessment

Automatic risk scoring based on breach severity, data types exposed (especially passwords), and breach recency.

The Business Case for Monitoring

With Monitoring
  • Early warning of exposures
  • Proactive password resets
  • Reduced breach risk
  • Compliance documentation
Without Monitoring
  • Blind to exposures
  • Reactive only
  • Higher breach likelihood
  • No audit trail
Cost vs. Risk
LeakLoop monitoring costs $59-999/month depending on your team size. The average cost of a breach is $4.88 million. That's an ROI that makes the decision easy.
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