Is Your Email in the 02-06-26 Leak of 40,490 Passwords?

On June 1, 2026, a Telegram user uploaded a stealer log file labeled "02-06-26," named simply for the date it was compiled. The file contained 40,490 records, including email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs of the accounts those credentials unlock, all harvested from devices infected with information-stealing malware.

Why an Unnamed Leak Is Just as Dangerous

This file was not branded around a company or website. It is simply a raw batch of stolen logins collected on a single date and dumped on Telegram, which is exactly why it is worth paying attention to. With no single service tied to it, the 40,490 credentials inside could belong to dozens of different platforms your accounts touch, including email, social media, banking, or shopping sites. You have no way to know if you are in this file unless you check.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs of the accounts and services those credentials access

Why This Matters to You

If your email and password are among these 40,490 records, anyone who downloads this file has a working login to your account right now. Because the passwords were leaked in plaintext, there is no encryption slowing an attacker down. From there, the same password could be tried against your other accounts through credential stuffing, opening the door to account takeover, identity theft, and financial fraud if any of your reused logins connect to money or personal data.

How This Kind of Stealer Log Gets Made

Infostealer malware usually spreads through fake downloads, cracked software, or malicious attachments. Once it infects a device, it silently pulls every saved password, autofill entry, and login session from the browser and bundles them together, often labeling the resulting file with nothing more than the date it was collected. That file is then posted to Telegram channels or dark web forums, where it can be downloaded or resold to anyone looking for working credentials.

Check If You Are Affected

Since this leak is not tied to one company, the only way to know if your information is inside is to check directly. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including stealer logs like this one, and tells you instantly whether your email or password has been exposed. Run a free scan now and update any passwords you have reused elsewhere.