The ARAB_LOGS 22 Telegram Leak Contains More Stolen Credentials Than a Small City Has Residents

HEROIC analysts have verified a stealer log file known as ARAB_LOGS 22, which was uploaded to Telegram by an anonymous user in July 2023. The file exposed 5,203 records, each containing an email address, a plaintext password, and a URL identifying where those credentials were used. To put that in perspective, that's more stolen login pairs than many small towns have residents, and every single one is immediately usable by anyone who downloaded the file.

Why This Leak Is More Dangerous Than It Looks

The scale of 5,203 records might not sound alarming compared to the mega-breaches that make headlines. But what makes ARAB_LOGS 22 particularly risky is the combination of data: plaintext passwords paired directly with the URLs of the services they unlock. Attackers do not need to do any additional work. They have the email, the password, and the exact website to use it on. That's a ready-made attack kit.

Stealer log files like this one are also widely distributed. Once shared on Telegram, a file can be downloaded by hundreds or thousands of people before the channel is ever taken down. The exposure is not a one-time event; it is ongoing.

What Was Exposed

• Email Addresses
• Plaintext Passwords
• URLs (login endpoints and API hosts)

Real-World Risks From This Exposure

With email and plaintext password combinations in hand, attackers can move quickly. Credential stuffing tools can test the same login pair across hundreds of websites in minutes. If you use the same password on multiple platforms, a single compromised credential can cascade into a full account takeover across your email, social media, banking, and workplace tools.

The URLs in this file also narrow down which services are at risk, making attacks more targeted and more likely to succeed. Victims may also find themselves on the receiving end of highly convincing phishing emails, since attackers know exactly which platforms they use. Financial fraud and identity theft are definately among the downstream risks.

How Stealer Logs End Up on Telegram

Infostealer malware is designed to run quietly in the background of an infected device. It records credentials as they are typed into login forms, captures cookies that keep users logged in, and notes the URLs associated with each entry. All of this is packaged into a log file and sent to the attacker automatically.

Telegram has become a common distribution point for these files. Threat actors share them freely in private channels, sometimes as a form of reputation-building in criminal communities, and sometimes simply to cause maximum damage. ARAB_LOGS 22 is one such file, shared openly and downloaded by an unknown number of users before HEROIC's analysts identified and indexed it.

Search Your Email in HEROIC's 400B+ Record Database

HEROIC's free breach scanner has indexed over 400 billion records from known data breaches and stealer logs, including ARAB_LOGS 22. If your email address appears in this file or any other breach, you'll see it immediately. Use HEROIC's breach search tool to check your exposure and get ahead of any potential account compromises before they occured.