Global Search

overview global search allows you to query flare's data for events and information not directly associated with your configured tenants or identifiers flare's database contains close to 20 billion leaked credentials , giving you unparalleled access to one of the largest collections of compromised data in the industry this comprehensive coverage helps you identify potential threats and breaches beyond your organization’s direct footprint, empowering you to take proactive security measures access to global search depends on your flare license for more information, please reach out to your customer success manager (csm) with access to global search, you can search across all public leaked credentials in flare’s dataset instantly surface credentials, and other signals use precise filters to refine results for targeted investigations what event categories can you search? global search queries target specific flare data categories illicit networks includes data from dark web forums, marketplaces, telegram, and more leaked credentials encompasses credentials found in various breaches and leaks event categories such as open source intelligence, look alike domains, and other emerging sources typically require configured identifiers and are not included within the scope of global search how do i access global search? if global search is included in your license, it can be accessed through the following methods within the flare platform in events utilize this view to correlate general events with leaked credentials or to pivot from an event to gain broader contextual understanding in credential browser directly query flare’s extensive leaked credential dataset using keywords, specific filters, and advanced search options via the api for programmatic access and integration, refer to the https //api docs flare io/guides/global search for details on relevant endpoints how does it work? when you perform a search, flare scans its entire dataset of publicly exposed credentials, identity patterns, and breach data you can refine your results using advanced filters such as 	• username 	• domain 	• password 	• exposure source 	• date range 	• and more… each global search, whether initiated via the ui or api, returns up to a certain number of results by default unfiltered searches retrieve the most recent matching events from the flare database depending on your subscription plan, your access to global search may include a limited number of monthly searches please reach out to your customer success manager (csm) for options on upgrading or adding search credits tips on getting started global search in events select categories that matters markets this will search seven years of archived dark web markets data dark web markets are defined as marketplaces active on tor with automated purchasing forums this will search across seven years of archived dark web forum data including top cybercrime forums such as exploit and xss profiles this option searches for specific threat actor profiles (please note it excludes telegram actors and users) chats chats is our telegram functionality and searches more than 4,500 channels focused on fraud, cybercrime, identity theft, sim swapping, and more flare continually updates our telegram coverage and channels are archived as soon as we begin covering them ransom leaks flare automatically collects from more than 50 ransomware blogs where ransomware groups routinely publish data from ransomware victims who didn’t pay we automatically parse archived files, and identify specific file names that may contain your organization’s name infected devices this search option includes more than 21,000,000 stealer logs that flare has collected and will search for domains or keywords found in those stealer logs infostealer malware infects victims computers and steals all credentials saved in a browser typically we recommend searching domains for this option using lucerne query syntax use quotes " " to only show exact matches use and , or and () for more complex queries– they allow you to identify events that have multiple specific terms in them, but may be separated more info on the docid 8ykwptlf5d76xqwa1fwyv section global search in the credentials browser the https //app flare io/#/credentials browser/search enables you to search for publicly leaked credentials within flare's extensive leaks database unlike the tenant feed view, which is scoped specifically to your tenant, the global search view provides a broader perspective, allowing you to search across all available credentials in flare’s database you'll find all details on how to use https //docs flare io/credentials browser#863bh in its dedicated section, including available filters and https //docs flare io/credentials browser#ti8ai for more information on other use cases, you can consult the dedicated section for https //docs flare io/credential browser use cases related articles