Dark Web Watch: CLOUDSBASE 233 Leaks 4,047 Credentials Now

A file called CLOUDSBASE 233 has been circulating since a January 20, 2025 stealer infection, exposing 4,047 credential records now visible on Telegram.

Why This Is Dangerous

Even a modest file like this one carries real risk, every one of the 4,047 entries includes a plaintext password with no encryption standing in an attacker's way.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses (4,047 unique accounts)
• Plaintext passwords with no encryption
• URLs tied to each compromised service

Why This Matters

Numbered 'base' style files like CLOUDSBASE 233 often indicate an ongoing series from the same source, meaning there could be other numbered releases circulating on dark web forums and Telegram channels that haven't been publicly indexed yet.

How Stealer Logs Work

Dark web intelligence gathered from monitoring these channels shows that smaller stealer logs like CLOUDSBASE 233 often trade privately for weeks before showing up in more visible Telegram groups. By the time researchers catalog a file like this, the data has usually already been tested and, in many cases, exploited by the first buyers, occassionally reappearing later under a new name.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC's free scanner draws on more than 400 billion (400B+) leaked records gathered from breaches and dark web sources like this one. Run a check today, and change any password that comes back exposed imediately.