20,184 US Accounts Targeted in the Trident_Cloud Stealer Leak

20,184 United States Accounts Caught Up in the Trident_Cloud Stealer Log

HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log uploaded to a public Telegram channel on July 9, 2024. Labeled Trident_Cloud, the file exposed 20,184 records belonging to accounts in the United States, made up of email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs each credential was captured from.

Why This Is Dangerous

Every password in this log is stored in plaintext and already matched to the exact website it unlocks. There is no encryption standing in the way and no guesswork required to connect a stolen password to the account it belongs to, which means an attacker can move from finding the file to logging in almost instantly.

What Was Exposed in the Trident_Cloud Log

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs tied to each set of credentials

Why This Matters

Because these 20,184 accounts now have their email, password, and site all sitting in one place, they are prime targets for credential stuffing, where attackers test the same login pair across banks, email providers, and shopping sites. Anyone who reused a password elsewhere faces a real risk of account takeover, identity theft, and financial fraud that traces back to this single exposure.

How Stealer Log Breaches Work

Stealer logs are produced by infostealer malware that infects a device through a malicious download, cracked software, or a phishing link. Once running, it reads saved usernames, passwords, and browsing history straight out of the browser, then compiles everything into a single file. That file is then uploaded to Telegram channels and underground forums, exactly where HEROIC analysts found this Trident_Cloud dump.

Check If You Are Affected

Find out if your email address is one of the 20,184 exposed in the Trident_Cloud leak, or in any other breach, with HEROIC's free scanner. It checks your information against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, so you can act before your credentials are misused.