6,225 Hotmail Accounts Leaked in 2024 Still Exposed Online

In November 2024, someone circulating stealer log dumps on Telegram uploaded a file exposing 6,225 sets of Hotmail credentials, pairing email addresses with plaintext passwords and the login URLs they unlock. That was nearly two years ago, and in the world of stolen credentials, two years is plenty of time for a password to still be working somewhere.

A 2024 Leak That Is Still Live in 2026

Stealer logs do not expire the way news cycles do. Once a credential set like this one is uploaded to a Telegram channel, it gets copied, resold, and folded into larger combo lists almost immediately. The passwords in this particular file were captured in plaintext, meaning there was no encryption standing between the malware and your login the moment it was typed in. Anyone who has not changed their Hotmail password since late 2024 could still be exposed today.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses (Hotmail/Outlook accounts)
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated login URLs

Why This Matters

A working email and password pair is one of the most valuable things a criminal can own. Attackers feed leaked combinations like these into automated tools that test the same credentials across banking sites, shopping accounts, and social media in a technique known as credential stuffing. Because so many people reuse passwords, a single Hotmail leak from 2024 can end up unlocking accounts that have nothing to do with Hotmail at all, leading to account takeover, identity theft, and financial fraud long after the original leak date.

How Stealer Log Leaks Like This Happen

Stealer logs come from malware quietly installed on a victim's device, often through a pirated download, a fake software crack, or a malicious email attachment. Once running, the malware reads saved passwords straight out of the browser, captures new logins as they are typed, and bundles everything, email, password, and the site it belongs to, into a single log file. That file is what eventually surfaces on Telegram channels and dark web forums, exactly as it did here.

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