Search Your Email: 51k HQ Combolist Pl Leak, 41,145 Exposed

On 10-Dec-2022, HEROIC analysts identified a credential dump, shared by a Telegram user under the label "51k HQ Combolist Pl," containing 41,145 records. The file combines email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs those logins belong to into a single ready-to-use list.

Why This 51k HQ Combolist Leak Is Dangerous

A combolist takes stolen credentials and lines them up in a simple, structured format: email, password, and the site the login works on. That structure is exactly what makes it dangerous. Attackers don't need any technical skill to use it, they can load the list into automated software and start testing logins immediately, and because the passwords here are plaintext, there's no encryption standing in their way.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• The login URLs tied to each set of credentials

Why This Matters

With 41,145 ready-made logins in circulation, the biggest risk is account takeover on the exact services listed in the file, plus credential stuffing against other sites if any of those passwords have been reused. Because this data has been out since 2022, anyone in this list who hasn't changed their password since then is still exposed today, years after the original theft.

How Combolists Work

A combolist is a compiled file of email-and-password pairs, often gathered from multiple stolen sources, such as stealer logs or older breaches, and combined into one list to make it easier for attackers to use. Instead of digging through several separate leaks, criminals get a single file, like this 41,145-record combolist, that's ready to plug into login-testing tools and share or sell on channels like Telegram.

Check If You Are Affected

The best way to find out if you're one of the 41,145 people in this list is to search your email directly. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your address against more than 400 billion leaked and dark web records, so you can see your exposure and change any old passwords before someone else puts them to use.