One BreachForums Post. 1.85 Million Plaintext Passwords. The InerealCloud Log Leaked in March 2025.

HEROIC analysts flagged a stealer log posted to BreachForums on March 24, 2025, under the label InerealCloud 4M ULP P2. The dataset contained approximately 1,854,915 unique records, each pairing an email address with a plaintext password and a homepage URL. What made this log stand out was not just its size, but the fact that the passwords were stored and leaked in readable, unencrypted form, meaning anyone who downloaded the file could immediately attempt to log into every account without any cracking or decoding work required.

Why Plaintext Passwords Make This Breach Especially Dangerous

Most breaches expose passwords that have been scrambled through a process called hashing, which at least buys victims time. This breach skipped that protection entirely. Every password in this dataset is ready to use the moment a criminal opens the file. With a matching email address and working password, an attacker can log into email accounts, online banking portals, social media, and any service where the victim reused that same password. The hompage URLs included in the data also signal where victims are most active online, giving attackers a road map for targeted account takeover attempts.

What Was Exposed in the InerealCloud Stealer Log

The following data types were confirmed in the leaked dataset:

• Email Address
• Plaintext Password
• Homepage URL

Why This Matters for Anyone in the Dataset

Stealer logs like this one are a top source of fuel for credential stuffing attacks, where automated tools test stolen username and password pairs across thousands of websites simultaneously. If you reuse passwords across multiple accounts, a single hit in a dataset like this can cascade into a complete account takeover across your entire digital life. Identity theft and finantial fraud are common outcomes. Criminals also sell verified working credentials to other attackers, extending the damage long after the original post.

How Stealer Log Breaches Work

Stealer logs are collections of data harvested by malware known as information stealers, or infostealers. These programs are quietly installed on victims' computers through phishing emails, malicous software downloads, or compromised websites. Once active, the malware silently records everything the user types, including usernames and passwords, and transmits that data back to the attacker. The attacker then bundles thousands or millions of these harvested records into a single log file, which is either sold privately or posted publicly on forums like BreachForums for other criminals to use. Because the data comes directly from the victim's own device, the passwords are captured before any encryption is applied, which is why they appear in plaintext.

Check If You Are Affected by the InerealCloud Leak

Because this dataset contains nearly 1.9 million email addresses paired with working passwords, the risk of account compromise is immediate. HEROIC's free breach scanner cross-references your email address against more than 400 billion exposed records, including stealer logs, database dumps, and credential compilations from around the world. A quick scan can tell you whether your information appears in this or any other known breach, so you can change your passwords and secure your accounts before an attacker beats you to it.