8,179 Passwords From the BR 3.8 Combolist Just Surfaced Online

HEROIC analysts found a combolist named "BR 3.8" that was uploaded to Telegram on January 18, 2023. The file contains 8,179 records made up of email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs each login belongs to, compiled into a single ready-to-use list.

Why This Is Dangerous

Every record in this file pairs a working plaintext password with the exact email address and URL it unlocks. That means an attacker does not need to crack or guess anything. They can pull a credential straight out of the list and attempt to log in immediately on the site it was built for.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs of the accounts tied to each login

Why This Matters

Combolists like BR 3.8 are built for credential stuffing, a technique where the same email and password combination is automatically tested against banking sites, email providers, and social media platforms. If a password from this file was reused anywhere else, it can lead directly to account takeover, financial fraud, or identity theft, even years after the original data was collected.

How This Combolist Was Assembled

Combolists like this one are typically built from older breaches, stealer log outputs, or previously leaked databases, then cleaned up and reformatted into simple email:password pairs so they are easy to feed into login-checking software. Once compiled, they are shared freely or sold on Telegram channels, which is where HEROIC analysts identified this file.

Check If You Are Affected

Even older exposures like this one are worth checking, especially if you have reused passwords across accounts. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches a database of more than 400 billion leaked records to show you whether your email and password appear in the BR 3.8 combolist or any other exposure, so you can change your passwords before someone else uses them.