The 24AUG SNATCH_CLOUD3 Data Quietly Appeared on the Dark Web

HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log file titled "24AUG SNATCH_CLOUD3" circulating on a public Telegram channel on September 16, 2021. The log contains 19,538 records harvested directly from infected devices, including email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs those credentials were used on.

Why the 24AUG SNATCH_CLOUD3 Leak Is Dangerous

Because the passwords in this file are stored in plaintext, there's no encryption standing between an attacker and a working login. Anyone who downloads this log can immediately try each email and password pair against the URL it's tied to, and against every other major site, banking, email, and social media included, on the chance the victim reused it.

What Was Exposed in the 24AUG SNATCH_CLOUD3 Leak

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs (the login pages and API hosts tied to each credential)

Why This Matters

This kind of leak feeds directly into credential stuffing, where attackers run leaked email-password pairs against banking sites, email providers, and workplace logins in bulk. If you've ever reused a password across more than one account, a leak like this is how that other account gets compromised too, often without any warning until money or data is already gone.

How Stealer Logs Like 24AUG SNATCH_CLOUD3 Get Built

Stealer logs come from infostealer malware, malicious software that infects a device (often through a cracked download, fake software installer, or phishing attachment) and quietly harvests everything saved in the browser: stored passwords, autofill data, and session cookies. The malware bundles what it finds into a log file and sends it back to the attacker, who then sells or freely distributes it, exactly as happened here on Telegram.

Check If Your Email Was in the 24AUG SNATCH_CLOUD3 Leak

If you're worried your email address is part of this leak, HEROIC's free breach scanner checks it against more than 400 billion leaked records, including this stealer log, so you can find out in seconds and change any passwords you've reused elsewhere.