4,150 Passwords Exposed in the Private Russia 34 Telegram Stealer Leak

On August 18, 2026, HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log circulating on Telegram, tagged internally as "Private Russia 34 - 16.8 2." The file contained 4,150 individual records pulled from infected devices, each one pairing an email address with a plaintext password and the exact URL where that password was used to log in.

Why This Is Dangerous

Every password in this log was stored in plaintext, meaning anyone who downloads the file can read it instantly. There is no encryption to break and no hash to crack. Worse, each password is already matched to the specific website or service it unlocks, so an attacker does not need to guess where a victim banks, shops, or checks email. The file hands that information over directly.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs of the sites and services those credentials belong to

Why This Matters

Most people reuse the same password across multiple accounts. If one of the 4,150 email and password pairs in this file belongs to you, an attacker can try that same combination against your email, banking, and social media logins in minutes. This kind of credential stuffing is automated and fast, and it often succeeds simply because people rarely change a password until they are forced to. Once an attacker is inside an email account, they can reset passwords on nearly everything else tied to that inbox.

How This Telegram Stealer Log Was Built

Stealer logs like this one come from infostealer malware, malicious software that infects a device and quietly copies saved passwords, browser autofill data, and login sessions before sending them back to whoever controls the malware. The stolen data is then packaged into a file and shared or sold, often through Telegram channels that specialize in exactly this kind of trade. That is how a batch of 4,150 records ends up circulating publicly under a name like "Private Russia 34."

Check If You Are Affected

You do not need to guess whether your credentials are sitting in a file like this one. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email address against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including stealer logs like this. Run a free scan now to find out if your information was exposed, and get a clear next step if it was.