Hotmail VIP 2 Leak: 788 Logins Could Unlock Your Bank and Email

HEROIC analysts found a combolist named Hotmail VIP 2, uploaded to a Telegram channel on June 5, 2026. The file contains 788 records, each pairing a Hotmail email address with a plaintext password and the URL confirming where that login works.

Why This Is Dangerous

The "VIP" label suggests these accounts were hand-picked as higher value than a typical bulk dump, and the plaintext passwords mean anyone who grabs this file can log in immediately. From a single Hotmail inbox, an attacker can pivot outward, since email accounts are almost always the recovery point for other services.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated URLs

Why This Matters

A compromised email account rarely stays contained to just email. Attackers use inbox access to request password resets for banking apps, online shopping accounts, and social media profiles, effectively unlocking a chain of accounts from a single stolen login. That chain reaction is how a modest leak like this one turns into credential stuffing, account takeover, and financial fraud.

How Combolists Work

A combolist is a curated set of email or username and password pairs, typically pulled from stealer logs or older breaches and packaged together for resale or free distribution. Naming a list "VIP" is a common tactic among sellers to signal that the credentials were screened for quality, meaning buyers can expect a higher hit rate when they try logging in.

Check If You Are Affected

With 788 Hotmail logins now circulating from this leak, it is worth checking your exposure directly rather than waiting to find out the hard way. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including combolists like Hotmail VIP 2, to show you instantly if your email is on the list. If it is, change that password everywhere you have reused it and turn on multi-factor authentication.