How a Telegram Upload Exposed 6.2 Million TL_CLOUD Passwords

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist uploaded to a Telegram channel on August 11, 2026, under the name "TL_CLOUD - JULY 31." The file contains 6,255,739 records made up of email addresses and plaintext passwords, along with the URLs where those credentials were originally used.

How This Telegram Upload Turned Into a Major Leak

The file's name suggests it was gathered by the end of July and uploaded to Telegram shortly after, in early August. Once a combolist of this size is posted to a Telegram channel, it can be downloaded, copied, and reshared by anyone in that channel within minutes, which is how a single upload turns into a widely circulated leak.

What Was Exposed in the TL_CLOUD Combolist

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs tied to each set of credentials

Why This Matters

Because the passwords in this file are plaintext, an attacker does not need to crack anything before using them, and a combolist this large is a prime target for credential stuffing attacks that test millions of stolen logins against banking, email, and shopping sites. If your email and password are among these 6,255,739 records and you reuse that password elsewhere, you could be at risk of account takeover, identity theft, or financial fraud.

Why This Combolist Is Dangerous

A file of this scale likely draws from many different individual accounts rather than one single service, which means the damage is not limited to one type of website. Anyone whose credentials are in this leak could see unauthorized access attempts across several unrelated accounts at once.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC's breach intelligence database holds more than 400 billion compromised records, including combolists like this one. Run a free scan to check whether your email address or password appears in this leak or any other breach in HEROIC's records.