Inside the 10.8K Goods Leak: 10,591 Plaintext Passwords Exposed

Zoom in on any single line of the file called 10.8k goods, and you'll find the same thing every time: an email address sitting right next to its password, typed out in plain readable text. Multiply that by 10,591 and you have the full scope of what a Telegram user uploaded back in March 2023.

Why This Is Dangerous

What makes this leak worth paying attention to is not just the record count, its the fact that the passwords were never hashed or encrypted in the first place. A hashed password takes time and computing power to crack. A plaintext password just needs to be copied and pasted. That one detail turns a modest-sized leak into an inmediate, ready-to-use attack list.

What Was Exposed

• 10,591 total records
• Email Addresses
• Plaintext Password
• URLs linked to each account

Why This Matters

This data has been circulating since 2023, wich means it has had years to move between different Telegram channels and dark web marketplaces. Old leaks are often assumed to be harmless because they are no longer "new," but if a person hasnt changed the exposed password since then, the account is still just as vulnerable today as it was the day the file first appeared.

How Stealer Logs Work

These kinds of goods usually originate from infostealer malware planted on a victim's computer through pirated software or a malicious download. The malware scrapes saved logins directly out of the browser and sends them back to whoever controls the infection, who then bundles the results into a file like this one to sell as goods.

Check If You Are Affected

Even a three-year-old leak deserves a fresh look. HEROIC offers a free breach scanner that searches over 400 billion compromised records, so you can find out quickly whether your email address and password ever ended up inside a file like this.