Dark Web Intel: 1,458 Hotmail Logins in a Telegram Hits List

HEROIC analysts identified a Telegram combolist titled "1.4k Hotmail Hits," uploaded on November 29, 2024. The file contains 1,458 records, each pairing a Hotmail email address with a plaintext password and a source URL, labeled by its uploader as verified "hits," meaning working, confirmed logins.

Why "Verified Hits" Are More Dangerous Than Random Dumps

Unverified breach dumps often contain outdated or dead credentials. A "hits" list is different: it's been checked against live login pages before being shared, which means the credentials in this file were confirmed to work at the time of upload. That verification step is exactly what makes lists like this valuable to attackers and dangerous to the people in them.

What Was Exposed in the 1.4k Hotmail Hits List

• Hotmail email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Source URLs tied to each credential

Why This Matters

Because these 1,458 credentials were already confirmed active, the window between upload and misuse is short. Anyone in this file who reuses their Hotmail password on other accounts, banking, shopping, social media, is at immediate risk of credential stuffing attacks, account takeover, and downstream identity theft.

How "Hits" Lists Get Built on the Dark Web and Telegram

Sellers typically start with a larger, unverified combolist, then run automated login checks against the target service to filter out dead or incorrect entries. What remains, the confirmed "hits," gets repackaged and sold or shared as a premium product, since buyers know every credential in it has already been tested.

Check If You Are Affected

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