The 1000 Kraken Logs Stealer Leak Exposed 23,275 US Accounts

HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log labeled 1000 Kraken logs 02-01 PRIVATE uploaded to a Telegram channel on January 6, 2026. The file contains 23,275 records pairing plaintext passwords with email addresses and the login URLs they unlock. As with most stealer logs, this data wasn't taken from a single company's breached database. It was harvested directly from infected devices by information-stealing malware and then shared on Telegram.

Why This Is Dangerous

Every record in this log includes a plaintext password next to the exact site it belongs to, meaning an attacker can move straight from discovery to login without any extra work. There's no encryption to break and no guessing which service the credential unlocks, the log spells it out.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated login URLs

Why This Matters

Because these credentials were pulled live off infected machines, they're far more likely to still be active than passwords from an old database leak. If someone reused any of these passwords across other accounts, banking, email, or work logins included, an attacker can use the URLs already listed in the log to try that same password everywhere else it might work.

How Stealer Logs Work

A stealer log is created by infostealer malware, software that infects a device, usually through a malicious download, cracked application, or phishing link, and quietly copies saved passwords, cookies, and autofill data out of the victim's browser. The malware then bundles everything it finds into a single log file and sends it back to whoever controls it. From there, logs like this one are traded, sold, or simply uploaded to Telegram channels for anyone to grab, which is exactly how this 1000 Kraken logs file became public.

Check If You Are Affected

If you don't know whether your credentials ended up in a stealer log like this one, the safest move is to check. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches more than 400 billion leaked records, so you can see in seconds whether your email address is exposed and start changing any reused passwords before someone else logs in first.