682,000 Stolen Passwords From LeakBase Private RLREBORN ULP Surfaced

HEROIC analysts identified a data dump circulating on a well-known dark web hacking forum on June 13, 2024. The leak, posted under the name "LeakBase Private RLREBORN 487MB ULP by farmagol," contained an estimated 6.1 million total records. Digging deeper, analysts confirmed 682,016 unique email addresses, each paired with a corresponding plaintext password and, in most cases, a homepage URL. The file size alone, a substantial 487 megabytes, signaled this was no small, isolated incident. The data appears to have been harvested by infostealer malware running quietly in the background on infected computers, collecting credentials without the owners ever knowing.

Why This Is Dangerous

Plaintext passwords are the worst kind of credential to have exposed. Unlike hashed passwords, which require extra steps to crack, plaintext passwords are ready to use the moment an attacker downloads the file. Anyone with access to this dump can immediately attempt to log into email accounts, banking portals, shopping sites, and social media platforms using the stolen credentials. The combination of an email address, a working password, and a homepage URL gives attackers a surprisingly complete picture of each victim, making targeted follow-up attacks far more likely to succeed.

What Was Exposed

The following personal data types were confirmed in this leak:

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Homepage URLs

Why This Matters

When criminals get hold of real email and password combinations, the first thing they do is run what is called credential stuffing. This is an automated process where the stolen login pairs are tested across dozens of popular websites at once. Because many people reuse the same password on multiple accounts, a single exposed credential can unlock far more than just one account. From there, attackers can commit financial fraud, lock users out of their own accounts, steal personal information, and even sell access to other criminals. Identity theft is a partcularly serious downstream risk, as a working email account often holds enough personal detail to impersonate someone convincingly.

How a Stealer Log Breach Works

A stealer log is the output of malware known as an infostealer. This type of malicious software is typically installed on a victim's computer without their knowledge, often through a fake software download, a phishing link, or a compromised website. Once installed, the malware runs silently and collects saved passwords from browsers, login sessions, and application credentials. It then bundles all of that data into a log file and transmits it back to the attacker. These logs are then sold or shared on underground forums, where other criminals purchase or download them to carry out further attacks. The victim rarely knows their credentials have been stolen until they start seeing signs of unauthorized account access.

Check If You Are Affected

If your email address was part of the LeakBase Private RLREBORN dump, your password for one or more accounts may have already been accessable to criminals for months. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches across more than 400 billion recieved records to tell you instantly whether your email appears in known data leaks, including this one. Checking takes seconds and costs nothing. If your email shows up, change the affected passwords immediately and enable two-factor authentication on any account where it is available.