JohnDoeProject Stealer Log Breach Puts 48,601 Accounts at Risk

HEROIC found: On January 31, 2025, a Telegram user uploaded a stealer log through JohnDoeProject, exposing 48,601 records containing email addresses, plaintext passwords, and URLs from compromised endpoints and services.

Why the JohnDoeProject Breach Is Dangerous

With 48,601 exposed accounts, the JohnDoeProject stealer log represents a significant pool of usable stolen credentials. Each record pairs an email address with a plaintext password, giving attackers direct, ready-to-use login data that eliminates the need for any additional cracking or decryption before launching attacks.

What Was Exposed in the JohnDoeProject Leak

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs associated with compromised accounts and services

Why This JohnDoeProject Data Puts You at Risk

Attackers with access to this JohnDoeProject leak use credential stuffing tools to test 48,601 email-password pairs across popular websites and apps. Banking, email, social media, and subscription platforms are all targeted. If you reused the compromised password elsewhere, every matching account is at immediate risk of unauthorized access, account takeover, and potential financial loss.

How Stealer Logs Work

Infostealer malware is distributed through phishing messages, malicious downloads, and fake browser updates. Once on a device, it harvests passwords from browsers, copies authentication cookies, and sends the collected data to attacker-controlled servers. The logs are then posted to Telegram channels, making thousands of stolen credentials instantly available to any criminal who downloads the file.

Check If Your Data Was Exposed

HEROIC operates one of the world's largest breach databases, covering more than 400 billion leaked records. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check if your email address or credentials appeared in the JohnDoeProject leak or thousands of other breaches in our database.