The ‘hotmail_hits’ Leak: 89 Hotmail Passwords Now Exposed Online

HEROIC analysts identified a small combolist called "hotmail_hits" uploaded to a Telegram channel on July 7, 2026. The file contains 89 records of Hotmail email addresses paired with plaintext passwords and the URLs where those logins were used. It is a small file, but every record in it is a real, working login.

Why Even a Small Batch of "Hits" Is Dangerous

The name "hits" signals that these 89 credentials were already tested and confirmed to work, not just guessed or scraped at random. Because the passwords are stored in plaintext, anyone with the file can log in to these Hotmail accounts immediately, with no extra effort required.

What Was Exposed in the hotmail_hits Leak

• Hotmail email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs linked to the accounts

Why This Matters for These 89 Accounts

A working Hotmail login can be used to reset passwords on other accounts tied to that inbox, from banking to shopping to social media. If your email is among these 89 records, you face a real risk of account takeover, identity theft, or financial fraud, regardless of how small the overall file is.

How a "Hits" Combolist Like This Gets Made

A combolist labeled "hits" is a file where the seller has already tested each email and password pair and kept only the ones that successfully logged in, discarding anything that no longer works. That verification step makes even a small file like this one more valuable and more dangerous than a random, unverified list, since every entry is confirmed live.

Check If Your Hotmail Account Was Exposed

Because these credentials were confirmed working before being shared, checking your exposure is worth doing even for a small file like this one. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including combolists like hotmail_hits, so you can find out and change any reused passwords right away.