Everyday Users Targeted by the 9k Paid Combo’s 8,844 Logins

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist labeled "9k paid combo" that was uploaded to a Telegram channel on 28 December 2022. The file contains 8,844 records made up of email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the login URLs those credentials belong to.

Why This Is Dangerous

Being sold as a "paid" combo suggests this file was marketed to other criminals as higher quality than the free lists that circulate freely on Telegram. Each record pairs a working email address with a plaintext password and the exact site it logs into, giving a buyer a ready-made list of accounts to try without any cracking involved.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Login URLs for the associated accounts

Why This Matters

Everyday account holders whose emails and passwords ended up in this 8,844-record file face a real risk of account takeover, especially if they reuse the same password across multiple services. Buyers of paid combolists typically run the credentials through automated tools that test each pair against banking sites, email providers, and social platforms, a technique known as credential stuffing.

How Combolists Work

A combolist pairs usernames or email addresses with passwords, one credential set per line, and is usually built by combining data from older leaks and stealer logs. Some combolists are given away for free, while others, like this one, are sold in Telegram channels and dark web marketplaces to buyers looking for a curated, working list of accounts rather than raw, unverified data.

Check If You Are Affected

To find out whether your email address or passwords appear in this combolist or any other leak, HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your information against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records in just a few seconds.