The 31K MIX Telegram Leak Means Someone Could Be Using Your Password

HEROIC analysts found a small combolist file called 31K MIX circulating on Telegram in June 2026. The file, uploaded by a Telegram user, contained 29,917 records pairing email addresses with plaintext passwords, along with associated URLs. While smaller than many of the mega breaches that make headlines, this kind of file is exactly the sort of data that ends up feeding automated attacks against everyday accounts.

Why the 31K MIX Leak Should Still Worry You

Picture this: somewhere on Telegram, a stranger has your email address, your password in plain readable text, and a link to the exact site where that password works. They do not need to guess or crack anything. They can simply copy your credentials into a login page and, if you have used that password anywhere else, walk right into your account. That is the real danger of a file like 31K MIX. It turns your login into something anyone can try, with no technical skill required.

What Was Exposed in the 31K MIX File

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated URLs linking each credential to a login page

Why This Matters Even for a Smaller Leak

Attackers do not discriminate by file size. A list of 29,917 records is more than enough to run through automated tools that test each email and password combination against banks, email accounts, and social media logins in seconds. If your credentials are in this file and reused elsewhere, you face a real risk of credential stuffing, account takeover, and ultimately identity theft or financial fraud. Small combolists like this one are often traded and combined with others, so exposure here can quietly follow you into future leaks too.

How a Telegram Combolist Like 31K MIX Gets Made

A combolist is simply a compiled list of email and password pairs, often gathered from older breaches, phishing pages, or infected computers, and merged together into one file. Whoever assembled the 31K MIX list packaged it for distribution on Telegram, where combolists like this are traded, sold, or given away for others to use in automated login attempts. The passwords being stored as plain, readable text means the file is ready to use the moment someone downloads it, no extra steps required.

Check If You Are Affected

If you want to know whether your email address shows up in the 31K MIX file or any other breach HEROIC tracks, use HEROIC's free breach scanner. It checks your information against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, so you can find out quickly and update any passwords you have reused before someone else beats you to it.