A Telegram User Quietly Uploaded 2,141 Stolen Login Records

There was no fanfare when it happened. Somebody logged into a Telegram channel on 18-Jun-2025, dropped a file called Mixed_Leak_20250617_225123, and left. Inside were 2,141 stolen login records, sitting there for anyone in the channel to download at their leisure.

Why This Is Dangerous

What makes this kind of casual upload dangerous is exactly how low effort it is for the attacker and how high the stakes are for the person whose data got scooped up. There's no negotiation, no ransom demand, just a straight dump of plaintext passwords tied to real email addresses, ready for anyone with a Telegram account to grab and use immediately.

What Was Exposed

• 2,141 email addresses tied to compromised accounts
• Passwords left completely unencrypted in plaintext
• URLs marking the exact services each login belongs to

Why This Matters

People often relize the danger only after something bad has already happened to one of their accounts. Waiting for that moment is a mistake with a leak this fresh. Every day this file sits in that Telegram channel, more people download it, and every download is one more chance for someone to try those credentials somewhere else.

How Stealer Logs Work

Files like this one typically come from malware hidden in a fake giveaway link shared on Discord or gaming forums, the kind that promises free in-game currency or a rare item. Once a victim clicks through and runs the file, the malware scrapes stored credentials from the browser and packages them for upload, often within minutes of infection.

Check If You Are Affected

Rather than wait to see if something goes wrong, check your exposure directly. HEROIC's free scanner cross references your email against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records pulled from breaches and stealer logs, this one included. If your details are in there, change the password now and set up two factor authentication wherever you can.