Blog
Field notes from a dark-web exposure team.
Practical guides on infostealers, leaked credentials, breach data, and external attack surface.
2026-10-13
Dark-Web Monitoring for MSPs: What to Check and How Often
A practical playbook for managed service providers on what dark-web and exposure signals to monitor for clients, how frequently to check, and how to turn findings into billable security value.
2026-10-13
What Shodan Reveals About Your External Attack Surface
Shodan indexes the internet-facing services the world can already see. Learn what it reveals about your attack surface, common exposures like databases and RDP, and why it never touches your systems.
2026-10-08
How Infostealers Work: RedLine, Lumma, StealC and the Log Economy
A plain-language walkthrough of the infostealer lifecycle — infection vectors, what gets exfiltrated, and the malware-as-a-service log economy that fuels dark-web markets.
2026-10-06
The Domain Exposure Checklist: What to Scan For
A practical checklist for reviewing everything your domain exposes to attackers: leaked credentials, infostealer logs, exposed secrets, attack surface, subdomains, and account footprint.
2026-10-06
What Is a Combolist? How Leaked Passwords Fuel Account Takeover
A plain-English guide to combolists, credential stuffing, and why password reuse turns one old breach into dozens of compromised accounts across your organization.
2026-09-29
Infostealer Logs Explained: The Credential Threat That Bypasses MFA
What infostealer malware actually steals, how stolen session cookies defeat multi-factor authentication, and how to find out if your domain shows up in stealer-log data.
2026-09-29
Session Cookie Theft: How Attackers Bypass MFA
Stolen session cookies let attackers skip the login screen and MFA entirely. Learn how infostealers harvest auth tokens, why MFA does not stop them, and how to defend.
2026-09-29
Stealer Log vs Data Breach: Why the Difference Matters
A breached password you can reset. A stealer log means an actively compromised device, live sessions, and MFA bypass. Here's why stealer logs rank higher in severity.
2026-09-20
A Free Breach Check Isn't Dark-Web Monitoring — Here's the Gap
Free one-email breach lookups are useful, but they miss most of your exposure. Here's how single-email checks differ from continuous, domain-wide monitoring that includes infostealer logs.
2026-09-18
Credential Stuffing: How Leaked Passwords Become Account Takeover
Credential stuffing turns old data breaches into fresh account takeovers. Learn how combolists and bots power these attacks, why password reuse is the root cause, and how to defend.