1,025 Hotmail Users Targeted in This Telegram Stealer Log Dump

Not every stealer log casts a wide net. The one uploaded on November 19, 2025, and labeled "1.1k HOTMAIL HITS," was built around a single target: people using Hotmail. Out of whatever raw data the seller collected, they pulled out 1,025 records specifically tied to that one email provider and packaged them separately, wich tells you this wasn't a random scrape. Someone sorted it on purpose.

Why This Is Dangerous

When criminals filter a log down to one specific email provider, it's usually because that provider is easier to abuse in a particular way, whether that's weaker two factor adoption among its older user base or the fact that Hotmail addresses are often tied to accounts people opened years ago and rarely check closely. Targeting by provider also makes automated attacks more efficient, since the same script can be pointed at every account in the file without adjustment.

What Was Exposed

• 1,025 Hotmail addresses selected out from a larger pool of stolen data
• A plaintext password matched to every single address in the set
• The exact URL where each login was captured

Why This Matters

If you have an older Hotmail account you barely think about anymore, this is exactly the kind of leak that puts it back in the crosshairs. Old accounts often get neccessary security overlooked, no recovery phone number, no second email, nothing updated in years, which makes them the easiest of the 1,025 for an attacker to fully take over rather than just peek into.

How Stealer Logs Work

Behind almost every one of these targeted lists sits the same basic malware playbook. Info-stealing programs infect a device through pirated software or malicious downloads, then quietly copy whatever passwords the browser has saved. From there, criminals sort the stolen data by email domain, group all the Hotmail or Outlook entries together, and sell that narrower list to buyers who specifically want access to those kinds of accounts.

Check If You Are Affected

You don't have to guess whether your Hotmail account made this list of 1,025. HEROIC's free scanner searches over 400 billion leaked records, including targeted dumps like this one, and tells you right away if your email shows up. It takes less time than reading this article, so go check now instead of occassionally wondering about it later.