834 US Accounts Exposed in the ‘Apostle Private 26’ Telegram Leak

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist called "Apostle Private 26" uploaded to a Telegram channel on November 6, 2025. The file contains 834 records of email addresses tied to US accounts, paired with plaintext passwords and the URLs where those logins were used.

Why Exposed US Account Credentials Are Dangerous

Because the passwords in this file are stored in plaintext, anyone who downloads it can read them instantly next to the matching email and login URL. For each of the 834 accounts, that means an attacker already has everything needed to log in directly, with no cracking or guessing required.

What Was Exposed in Apostle Private 26

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs linked to the accounts

Why This Matters for These 834 Accounts

If your email is one of the 834 in this file, the biggest risk is password reuse. Attackers take lists like this one and run credential stuffing attacks, testing the same email and password across banking, email, and shopping sites until one works. A single match can lead to account takeover, identity theft, or direct financial fraud.

How the Apostle Private 26 Combolist Was Built

A combolist like this is a plain text file of email-and-password pairs, typically pulled together from older breaches, phishing pages, or malware infections and repackaged for distribution. Telegram has become a common channel for sharing these files because they are quick to post and reach buyers with little effort. This particular list appears to have been assembled and shared by an individual user rather than tied to one named company breach.

Check If You Are One of the 834 Exposed Accounts

Finding out if you are affected only takes a moment. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including combolists like Apostle Private 26, so you can see your exposure and change any reused passwords before someone else does.