The Hotmail by Ryder699 Combolist Quietly Exposed 1,737 Accounts

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist labeled "Hotmail by ryder699" circulating on Telegram, tied to a file originally dated April 2024, that exposed 1,737 records including email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs tied to each account. Unlike headline breaches, this file surfaced quietly, uploaded by a single Telegram user without any public announcement.

Why This Is Dangerous

Because every password in this file is stored in plaintext, an attacker does not need to crack or guess anything before using it. Paired with the account URL, the 1,737 records here give anyone who finds this file a ready-made list of Hotmail logins that can be tested immediately, with no extra work required.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs linked to each account

Why This Matters

Quiet leaks like this one are often more dangerous than loud ones, since they can circulate for a long time before anyone notices or the data gets flagged. If any of these 1,737 Hotmail email and password combinations are still in use and reused elsewhere, they remain exposed to credential stuffing, account takeover, and identity theft even years after the original file first appeared.

How This Combolist Was Built

A combolist like this one is compiled by pulling matching email and password pairs from smaller sources, such as phishing pages, malware infections, or older leaks, then grouping them by the email provider they target, in this case Hotmail. Telegram makes it simple for a single user to upload and share files like this with little visibility, which is why some combolists sit quietly for a long time before drawing attention.

Check If You Are Affected

If you use a Hotmail or Outlook account with a password you have reused elsewhere, it is worth checking now, regardless of when this file first appeared. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches a database of more than 400 billion leaked records to show whether your email and credentials appear in this leak or any other, so you can secure your accounts before someone else does.