{"id":19817,"date":"2025-03-10T10:52:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=19817"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:18:59","slug":"dark-web-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/dark-web-check\/","title":{"rendered":"THREAT INTEL: DARK WEB &#8211; Free Dark Web Scan checks for compromised credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19817\" class=\"elementor elementor-19817\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76dd85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b76dd85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4876fa6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4876fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"CYBERPartners\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Partners1_NordVPN.png\" alt=\"Partners1_NordVPN\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Partners3_R3.png\" alt=\"Partners3_R3\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Partners2_Zoho.png\" alt=\"Partners2_Zoho\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Partners4_Plesk.png\" alt=\"Partners4_Plesk\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Red_Button_Slider.png\" alt=\"Red_Button_Slider\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ogo2.png\" alt=\"ogo2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Securus_Working_300x250-e1765538235404.png\" alt=\"Detection. 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Protection: Why Securus Belongs at the Core of Every Modern SME Security Strategy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d783948 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d783948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55afe795 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55afe795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5ebae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af5ebae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/astoko-1475917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/spider-web-982412_1280-1024x667.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19820\" alt=\"CYBERInsights | Practical Small Business Cybersecurity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/spider-web-982412_1280-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/spider-web-982412_1280-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/spider-web-982412_1280-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/spider-web-982412_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit:  Andrea via Pixabay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537635b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"537635b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b78f650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"1b78f650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gibraltar: Monday 10th November 2025 at 11:11 CET<\/p>\n<p><b><strong>THREAT INTEL: DARK WEB &#8211; Are Your Organisation&#8217;s Passwords on the Dark Web?<br \/>\nTry the free dark web scan to see your cyber risk.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/b>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=opera&amp;q=iain+%2B+cybersecurity&amp;sourceid=opera&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iain Fraser<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=sme+cybersecurity+journalist&amp;client=firefox-b-d&amp;sca_esv=604417a22f933246&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=937&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWII9GQo-CShq2VQjmub9bZo3edd4sw%3A1732797372997&amp;ei=vGNIZ_W2PLGgkdUP2Z6JsQc&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj1hIqfhf-JAxUxUKQEHVlPInY4ChDh1QMIDw&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=sme+cybersecurity+journalist&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHHNtZSBjeWJlcnNlY3VyaXR5IGpvdXJuYWxpc3QyBBAjGCcyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRI4g5QgQhY1AtwAXgBkAEAmAGwAaAB8QSqAQMwLjS4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgOgAtYCwgIHECMYsAMYJ8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgcQIxiwAhgnmAMAiAYBkAYKkgcDMS4yoAekHQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybersecurity Journalist<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/index.php\/inner-sanctum-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CYBERInsights<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=sme+cyber+insights&amp;sca_esv=be29cc62fc8e0244&amp;sxsrf=AHTn8zoCB6dZRT9bnajtMwrWSYf5UJQPMg%3A1740146973252&amp;ei=HYm4Z--ID_CokdUP2vjq6QU&amp;gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0LLc0MsrNqUo3YLRSMahIMUhOSjMzMEm2MDIEsqwMKkwN0kzNzVPSLI0NEy3MjS29hIpzUxWSK5NSixQy84oz0zNKigEDqBYY&amp;oq=sme+cyber+insight&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEXNtZSBjeWJlciBpbnNpZ2h0KgIICTIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIEECMYJzIEECMYJzILEC4YgAQYxwEYrwEyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIaEC4YgAQYxwEYrwEYlwUY3AQY3gQY4ATYAQFIpTpQlwtYlwtwAXgAkAEAmAGuAaABrgGqAQMwLjG4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgKgAuABwgIHECMYsAMYJ8ICDhAuGIAEGLADGMcBGK8BwgIOEAAYgAQYsAMYhgMYigXCAggQABiwAxjvBcICCxAAGIAEGLADGKIEmAMAiAYBkAYJugYGCAEQARgUkgcFMS4wLjGgB8kM&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The UK Small Business Cybersecurity Network<\/a><em><br \/>\n#CyberInsights #CyberSecurity #CyberAwareness #CyberSafe #SME #SmallBusiness #ThreatIntel #DarkWeb<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e67e2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"7e67e2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Are your passwords on the Dark Web?<\/strong><br \/>\nUse the <strong>Free Dark Web<\/strong> scan tool from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>KeeperSecurity.com<\/strong><\/a> to see if your <strong>Small Business<\/strong> credentials have been found on the <strong>Dark Web.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BreachWatch<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeper<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BreachWatch<\/strong><\/a> is a powerful new secure add-on feature that monitors the internet and <strong>Dark Web<\/strong> for breached accounts matching records stored within your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeper<\/a> Vault.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BreachWatch<\/strong> <\/a>delivers the most in-depth monitoring available to the public with a database of over a billion records while upholding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Keepers<\/strong><\/a> state-of-the-art, zero-knowledge security architecture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BreachWatch<\/strong><\/a> alerts you so that you can take immediate action to protect yourself against hackers. Once activated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BreachWatch<\/strong><\/a> continuously monitors for compromised credentials. Tracking over a billion known passwords, we are continuously adding new information as breaches are discovered on the <strong>Dark Web<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Signing up is easy. From your mobile device, navigate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BreachWatch<\/strong><\/a> screen and follow the on-screen prompts. You can also purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BreachWatch<\/strong><\/a> directly from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Keeper Security<\/strong> <\/a>website.<\/p>\n<p>After signup, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\/breachwatch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BreachWatch<\/a><\/strong> performs a local scan of passwords that are currently stored in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keepersecurity.com\/en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Keeper<\/strong><\/a> vault. 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