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Alexandre Vandamme
Alexandre Vandamme

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Stop Employee Account Takeovers Before They Begin

Why employee credential leaks are a ticking time-bomb ⚠️

Info-stealer malware drops millions of clear-text usernames and passwords on public forums and Telegram channels daily. The playbook for criminals is simple:

  1. Buy a dump that contains one of your employees’ logins.
  2. Reuse the exposed password.
  3. Bypass MFA with stolen session cookies.
  4. Move laterally through your network.

LeakRadar solves the issue at its root.

  • 3 B+ credentials already indexed, with new records ingested around the clock.
  • Domain, email, or keyword watches with real-time alerts via Email, Slack, Telegram, or webhook.
  • Filters to zero in on employees, customers, or third parties.

Protect your domain in under 3 minutes 🚀

  1. Add a notification channel

    Monitoring → Notification methods → Create

    Choose Email, Slack, Telegram, or Webhook. A test ping confirms delivery.

  2. Select what to watch

    Monitored assets → New asset

    Type: DomainValue: acme.com

    Scope: All leaks, Employees, Customers, or Third parties.

  3. (Optional) Enable Auto-unlock

    Spend daily points so the clear-text credentials are included directly in every alert.


Example alert payloads 📬

Auto-unlock ON

{
  "leaks": {
    "message": "New leaks found for acme.com",
    "unlocked_leaks": [
      {
        "id": "123",
        "url": "https://acme.com/leak/123",
        "username": "j.doe",
        "password": "password123",
        "added_at": 1744824404789
      }
    ]
  }
}
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Auto-unlock OFF

{
  "leaks": {
    "message": "New leaks found for acme.com"
  }
}
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You decide whether your SIEM/SOAR receives the full password or just the heads-up.


First actions to automate 🤖

  • Employees — Hit the IdP API (Okta, Azure AD, …) to force-reset the password and revoke active sessions.
  • Customers — Bump the account’s risk score, mandate MFA, or trigger step-up verification.
  • Third parties — Alert the vendor and pause their access until they remediate.

Try it free in 30 seconds 🆓

  1. Head to LeakRadar.io.
  2. Enter your corporate domain — no credit card required.
  3. In seconds, see how many employee, customer, or supplier logins are already exposed.

Every password you fix today is one less breach tomorrow. Run your free domain scan now.


Written by **Alexandre Vandamme**

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