105,749 Passwords Exposed in the CryptogoL12 18 Stealer Log

Somewhere on a Telegram channel that most people will never see, a file labeled CryptogoL12 18 sat waiting to be downloaded. Inside it were 105,749 lines of stolen credentials, quietly pulled off infected computers and packaged for anyone willing to click a download link. This wasn't a hack of a bank or a hospital. It was something far more common and, in a lot of ways, more unsettling: a stealer log, dumped in the open by a Telegram user with no fanfare at all.

Why This Is Dangerous

Stealer logs don't just leak a password here or there. They hand over entire sessions of a person's digital life: the sites they log into, the email address tied to each account, and the exact password used at the time of infection. Because so much of it comes straight from the victim's own browser, the data tends to be current and accurate, wich makes it especially useful to criminals looking for accounts that still work today.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses belonging to every infected user in the file
• Plaintext passwords with no encryption protecting them at all
• URLs showing exactly which websites and services each login unlocks

Why This Matters

When a password sits in plaintext right next to an email and the exact site it opens, an attacker doesn't need to guess a thing. They can simply copy the combination and try logging in right away. If that same password gets reused anywhere else, the damage spreads well beyond the original account, and it definately doesn't stop there.

How Stealer Logs Work

A stealer log starts long before it ever reaches Telegram. Malware, often hidden inside a cracked game, a fake software installer, or a malicious email attachment, quietly installs itself on a victim's computer. From there it digs through saved browser passwords, autofill data, and even cookies, bundling everything into a single file. That file is then handed out on a Telegram channel for free, no questions asked.

Check If You Are Affected

With more than 400 billion leaked records now tracked across the dark web, the odds that one of your old passwords is sitting in a file like this are higher than most people would guess. HEROIC offers a free scanner that checks your email address against that entire dataset in seconds, so you can find out imediately instead of hoping for the best.