Since 2018, 17,643 Letras y Letras Passwords Sit Exposed Online

Letras y Letras Data Breach: 17,643 Plaintext Passwords Exposed Since 2018

HEROIC analysts found a dataset tied to Letras y Letras, a Spanish website for song lyrics, music videos, artist biographies, and chord sheets, circulating on a hacking forum. The breach dates back to August 26, 2018, and the exposed dataset contains 17,643 records made up of email addresses and plaintext passwords.

Why This Is Dangerous

Because the passwords in this leak are stored in plaintext, there is no cracking or decryption required for an attacker to use them. Every record in this dataset is an immediately usable email and password pair, which can be tested against other websites the same person may use, from email providers to banking portals.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated with Letras y Letras, a Spanish lyrics and music site

Why This Matters

This dataset has been sitting on hacking forums since 2018, giving attackers years to test these 17,643 email and password combinations against other services through credential stuffing. Anyone who reused their Letras y Letras password on another account remains exposed to takeover today, even though the original leak happened years ago.

How Database and Combolist Breaches Happen

This breach is classified as a database and combolist leak, meaning attackers extracted user records directly from the site and turned them into a straightforward list of emails and plaintext passwords. Because no cracking is needed, plaintext combolists like this one tend to circulate longer and get reused in more attacks over time.

Check If You Are Affected

Old breaches can still cause new problems if you haven't checked your exposure. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches more than 400 billion leaked records, including this one, so you can quickly find out if your email and password were part of this leak.