BREAKING: APRIL 26 576 LOGS Exposes 7,480 Records in Stealer Log Incident

In December 2023, a Telegram user posted a stealer log labeled "APRIL 26 - 576 LOGS," exposing 7,480 records pulled from infected devices. Each record contains an email address, a plaintext password, and an associated URL, giving anyone who downloaded the file a ready set of working logins with no cracking required.

Why This Is Dangerous

Because the passwords in this log were never hashed or encrypted, there is no barrier between the data and account access. Attackers can plug the email and password pairs directly into automated credential-stuffing tools and test them against major platforms in bulk. The included URLs point to the specific services tied to each credential, making it even faster for an attacker to know exactly where a stolen login is likely to work.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated service URLs

Why This Matters

Password reuse is the biggest risk here. If any of the 7,480 people in this log used the same password on more than one site, a single exposed credential can cascade into email compromise, financial fraud, and identity theft. Stealer logs like this one also tend to resurface on other channels and forums long after the original post, so the exposure window does not close once the file stops trending.

How Stealer Log Breaches Work

Infostealer malware infects devices through phishing emails, cracked software, or malicious browser extensions. Once running, it quietly collects saved browser passwords and the web addresses they belong to, then sends that data back to the attacker. The "576 LOGS" in this file's name points to logs gathered from hundreds of separate infected devices, bundled together and shared as one package on Telegram.

Check If You Are Affected

You can check whether your email address shows up in this or any other known breach with a free scan at heroic.com. HEROIC's breach scanner searches a database of more than 400 billion exposed records. If your credentials turn up, change the password immediately on that account and anywhere else you may have reused it.