What Is a Combolist? Germany Mix Fresh 100 Leak Explained

HEROIC analysts identified a large combolist, labeled "COMBOLIST 177K GERMANY MIX FRESH 100," posted to a Telegram channel on November 4, 2025. The file actually contains 159,677 verified records, each pairing an email address with a plaintext password and the URL of the account the credential unlocks. The name itself is a good introduction to how these files are marketed: "combolist" describes the file type, "Germany" points to the region the credentials are tied to, "mix" signals a variety of unrelated websites, and "fresh" is used to advertise that the data has not yet been widely circulated.

Why This Is Dangerous

Because the credentials in this file were harvested in plaintext directly from infected devices, an attacker does not need to crack or guess anything. Each of the 159,677 records already pairs an email, a password, and the exact site it belongs to, meaning an attacker can attempt to log in immediately. Being marketed as "fresh" makes this list especially valuable to criminals, since accounts are less likely to have had their passwords changed compared to older, more widely circulated leaks.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs of the websites where the credentials were used

Why This Matters

With nearly 160,000 records covering a mix of unrelated websites, this combolist gives attackers a wide range of targets for credential stuffing, testing each stolen login against banking sites, email providers, and online shopping platforms. Anyone in this file who reused a password across multiple accounts faces a higher risk of account takeover, financial fraud, or identity theft, since a single working password can open the door to several accounts at once.

How Stealer Logs Become Combolists

A combolist is created when stolen credentials from multiple sources, often several different stealer log infections, are combined into a single file rather than kept separate. Criminals build these lists using infostealer malware that infects victims' devices through pirated downloads or malicious attachments, then compile the results and sort them by traits buyers care about, such as country, freshness, or whether the logins have been verified as working. A file described as "mix" typically spans dozens or hundreds of unrelated websites rather than a single service, which is what makes combolists so broadly useful to attackers running large-scale credential stuffing campaigns.

Check If You Are Affected

If you want to know whether your email or passwords appear in this combolist or others like it, HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your details against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records. It only takes a moment to search and can help you catch an exposed account before someone else does.