2.8ml_other Leak Puts 2.8 Million Accounts at Risk of Takeover

HEROIC analysts found the 2.8ml_other combolist, dated 12-Jan-2026, pairing 2,816,671 email addresses directly with plaintext passwords and the exact URLs each login opens. The only way to know if you're affected is to scan your email.

Why a Matched Login Removes the Guesswork

When a password sits right next to the login page it unlocks, there is no trial and error involved, whoever holds this file can go straight to the matching account. That pairing is what separates a simple password dump from a ready to use attack list.

What Was Exposed

• Email Addresses: identifies the account and enables targeted phishing.
• Plaintext Password: stored in readable text, usable without cracking.
• URLs: points directly to the site each password unlocks.

Why Nearly Three Million Records Raises the Stakes

At nearly three million records, this file is large enough for automated tools to work through every pair in a short time, attempting logins across banking, email, shopping, and social accounts wherever a password still works. A file this size can also be split, resold, or bundled with other leaks, extending its reach well beyond its original release.

How a File This Large Gets Put Together

A file like this is built by combining email and password pairs gathered from many earlier leaks and infections, then keeping only the combinations that still work. It is not the result of one company's systems being broken into, it is a compiled list built specifically for reuse attacks.

Is Your Login Inside the 2.8ml_other Combolist?

Scan your email to check against this and other known leaks.

If your email turns up, change that password everywhere you have reused it and use a unique password for every account going forward.

This applies to personal and work email alike.