Gaming Industry Targeted: Cod Target 23 Leak, 300,056 Exposed

On 24-Dec-2022, HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log file, shared by a Telegram user under the label "300k gaming Cod Target 23," containing 300,056 records. The file is aimed at gaming accounts and includes email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs those credentials belong to.

Why Gaming Accounts Are the Target in This Leak

The label on this file makes its focus clear: gaming accounts, compiled specifically because they're valuable, tied to purchased content, in-game currency, or years of progress that most people don't want to lose. Every one of the 300,056 records pairs a plaintext password with the exact login URL it works on, so an attacker doesn't need to guess which gaming platform to target, it's already labeled for them.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• The login URLs tied to each gaming account

Why This Matters

With 300,056 gaming accounts in this file, the immediate risk is account takeover on the exact platform listed, which can mean losing access to purchased games, in-game items, or years of progress to someone else entirely. If any of these passwords were reused on other accounts, the danger extends further through credential stuffing, where attackers try the same email and password combination against other popular sites.

How Stealer Logs Work

Stealer logs are produced by malware that infects a device, often through a fake download, cracked game files, or a malicious attachment, and then quietly copies saved browser passwords, autofill data, and the addresses of the sites they belong to. Criminals then sort that stolen data by target, compiling gaming-focused files like this one, and share or sell them through channels such as Telegram.

Check If You Are Affected

If you game online and have ever reused a password, it's worth checking your exposure. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email address against more than 400 billion leaked and dark web records, so you can find out quickly and change any exposed passwords before someone else logs into your account.