1,196 Hotmail Passwords Are Exposed Right Now, Act Fast

1,196 Hotmail passwords are sitting in plaintext on Telegram right now. Not encrypted, not hashed, not protected in any way. The file, labeled 1.052 hotmail, went up on 18-Jun-2025 and has been available for download ever since.

Why This Is Dangerous

There is no delay between someone downloading this file and being able to use what's inside it. The password sits right next to the email, and the URL tells them exactly where to type it in. That immediacy is the whole danger, there is no cracking process standing between the leak and actual account access.

What Was Exposed

• 1,196 Hotmail email addresses
• Plaintext passwords with zero protection applied
• URLs showing the exact site tied to each login

Why This Matters

Waiting to deal with this isn't a neutral choice, it's a bet that nobody has downloaded the file yet, which is a bad bet to make. Every hour that passes gives more people the chance to grab this data and start testing it, and you have no way of knowing how many already have.

How Stealer Logs Work

This kind of file usually comes from malware hidden inside a fake VPN installer, advertised as a free way to browse privately or unblock content. Once installed, the malicious code reads every saved credential in the browser and quietly ships it out, eventually landing in a compiled log exactly like this Hotmail dump.

Check If You Are Affected

Don't put this off. HEROIC's free scanner checks your email against more than 400 billion leaked records collected from breaches and stealer logs, including this exact file, in under a minute. If your Hotmail account shows up, change the password immediately and check whether you've used it anywhere else.