The Cracked 10M ULP Part 8 Means Someone Could Be Logging Into Your Accounts

If your email and password appeared in the Cracked 10M ULP (part 8) by businessmenD stealer log, someone could be logging into your accounts right now. On December 4, 2024, a threat actor posted a free credential dump to a major hacking forum containing roughly 10 million records. Part 8 of this ongoing series contributed 3,453,203 unique email addresses, each paired with a plaintext password and a homepage URL, handed to anyone who wanted them at zero cost. No cracking required.

This is part of an ongoing series by the same actor. See the related parts below for the full scope of the businessmenD ULP campaign.

Why This Is Dangerous

Plaintext passwords are the worst possible outcome in a credential leak. There is no hashing, no cracking step, no delay. Any attacker who downloaded this file can attempt to log in to every account on that list immediately. Combined with the homepage URLs that map each credential to a specific website, the data provides a ready-made roadmap for account takeover at scale.

What Was Exposed

• Email Addresses - 3,453,203 unique addresses, usable as usernames across thousands of sites
• Plaintext Passwords - fully readable, no decryption needed
• Homepage URLs - the originating site for each credential pair, enabling targeted attacks

Why This Matters

Stealer log dumps like this one fuel three of the most damaging attack chains in cybercrime:

• Credential Stuffing - Automated bots test the leaked email and password combinations across banking, email, shopping, and social media platforms. Because most people reuse passwords, success rates are high.
• Account Takeover - Once inside an account, attackers change recovery details, drain balances, or use the inbox to pivot into linked services like PayPal or Amazon.
• Identity Theft and Fraud - Email access unlocks password reset flows for virtually every other account tied to that address, enabling cascading identity fraud.

How Stealer Log Breaches Work

Stealer logs are typically generated by infostealer malware installed on victims' devices through phishing emails, malicious downloads, or compromised software installers. The malware silently harvests saved browser credentials, autofill data, and active session cookies, then transmits the data to the attacker. The actor then compiles the raw output into a URL:login:password (ULP) format and posts it to forums or Telegram channels, often for free to build reputation or as part of a larger paid data operation. The "10M ULP" campaign by businessmenD appears to be a sustained, multi-part release following this exact pattern.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC's breach search engine indexes over 400 billion compromised records, including stealer log dumps like this one. If your email appeared in part 8 of the businessmenD series or any related release, you will see it. Run a free check at heroic.com and change any reused passwords immediately.

Related Parts

• Dark Web Intel: 1.6M Credentials in the Cracked 10M ULP 01-02 Dump
• Watching the Forum Post: businessmenD Drops 1.5M ULP Credentials Year-End
• Your Password Could Be in the Cracked 10M ULP 12-30 Stealer Log Dump
• The Cracked 10M ULP (part 7) Dump Exposed 1.87 Million Logins in a Single File
• Picture Your Password in Cracked 10M ULP (part 6) by businessmenD
• Banking and Retail Accounts Flood Cracked 10M ULP (part 5) by businessmenD
• Cracked 10M ULP (part 4) by businessmenD: 1.97M Plaintext Credentials Leaked
• Hacking Forum Drop Cracked 10M ULP (part 3) by businessmenD Leaks 2.46M Logins