How the AU_URL-LOGIN-PASS Combolist Leaked 44,362 Stolen Logins

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist titled AU_URL-LOGIN-PASS that a Telegram user uploaded on 21-Apr-2025. The file contains 44,362 records pairing email addresses with plaintext passwords, along with the URLs of the sites those credentials unlock, tied largely to accounts in the United States. | WHY THIS IS DANGEROUS: Because the passwords are stored in plaintext and each one is matched to a specific URL, an attacker can open the file and go straight to the exact login page a victim uses, trying the real email and password with no cracking or guesswork required. | WHAT WAS EXPOSED: Email addresses; plaintext passwords; URLs identifying which site each credential unlocks. | WHY THIS MATTERS: With over 44,000 records in this file, attackers have enough volume to run large-scale automated login attempts across banking sites, email providers, and social platforms, a tactic known as credential stuffing. Anyone in this file who reuses a password on more than one account faces a real risk of account takeover, financial fraud, or identity theft. | HOW COMBOLISTS WORK: A combolist like this one is assembled by pulling credentials from earlier breaches, stealer logs, or phishing campaigns and compiling them into a single file, organized here by matching URL, that gets sold or shared for free on Telegram channels and dark web forums. The compiling process is what turns scattered stolen data into a ready-to-use attack list. | CHECK IF YOU ARE AFFECTED: If you want to know whether your email appears in this combolist or any other leaked dataset, HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your information against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records. Run a free scan to see what may be exposed and what to change right away.