The Apostle Private 5 Dump Put 2,343 Accounts on the Dark Web

Apostle Private 5 Combolist Exposes 2,343 Credential Pairs

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist named Apostle Private 5 circulating on Telegram, dated 15 October 2025. The file contained 2,343 records pairing email addresses with plaintext passwords, along with URLs identifying the accounts each login was meant to access.

Why This Is Dangerous

Every password in this file sits in plaintext next to the account it unlocks, so anyone who obtains a copy can start logging into those accounts right away. There is no encryption to break and no technical skill required, just the file itself.

What Was Exposed in the Apostle Private 5 Dump

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs tied to each credential pair

Why This Matters for the 2,343 Accounts Involved

Attackers use combolists like Apostle Private 5 for credential stuffing, taking the email and password pairs and testing them automatically against banking, email, and social media logins. Anyone in this file who reused a password on another account faces a real risk of account takeover, identity theft, or financial fraud as a direct result.

How a Telegram Combolist Like This Gets Assembled

A combolist is a compiled list of username or email and password pairs, usually gathered from older breaches, stealer logs, or scraped data and packaged into one file. Telegram remains a common place for files like Apostle Private 5 to circulate, letting anyone distribute thousands of stolen credentials quickly and with little oversight.

Check If You Are Affected

If you want to know whether your email address appears in the Apostle Private 5 leak or any other breach HEROIC tracks, run a free scan. HEROIC checks your information against a database of more than 400 billion breached records and tells you immediately if you have been exposed.