.fr Telegram Combolist Leak: 18,907 Logins Exposed, Act Now

.fr Combolist Leak: 18,907 Records Exposed

HEROIC analysts discovered a combolist tied to .fr domains that a Telegram user uploaded on 16 August 2024. The file held 18,907 records pairing email addresses with plaintext passwords, plus associated URLs marking where each credential pair was originally used.

Why This Is Dangerous

Every one of the 18,907 passwords in this file sits in plaintext, so an attacker can use them the moment they get the list, with no cracking step in between. The paired URLs act as a target list, telling criminals exactly which login pages to attack first and turning this combolist into a ready-made weapon for automated break-in attempts.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated URLs

Why This Matters

With nearly 19,000 credential pairs now circulating, this list is large enough to power serious credential stuffing campaigns. Password reuse means a single leaked pair can open the door to accounts far beyond the original site, leading to account takeover, financial fraud, and identity theft for anyone caught up in this leak.

How Combolists Work

A combolist is a compiled file of email-or-username-and-password pairs, usually gathered from earlier breaches, phishing pages, or malware-infected devices and packaged for sale or free release on channels like Telegram. Criminals run these files through automated tools that test every pair against many login pages at once, banking on the fact that reused passwords will unlock at least some accounts.

Check If You Are Affected

Do not wait to find out if your credentials are part of this leak. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including this combolist, so you can see your exposure in seconds and change any reused passwords right away.