Your Data May Be Compromised: lines_github Leaked 80,969 Logins

80,969. That is how many email and password pairs HEROIC analysts found inside a combolist file labeled lines_github, dated 11 Jan 2026. Every one of those pairs includes a plaintext password and a URL showing which site it unlocks. The only way to know if yours is one of them is to scan your email.

Why a Number Like 80,969 Matters

The danger here is simple: a working email and password pair is the single most valuable thing an attacker can hold. With 80,969 of them sitting in one file, criminals don't need to guess anything. They can simply try each pair against popular email, banking, and shopping sites and see which ones still work, all without ever needing to break into anything themselves.

What the lines_github File Contains

• Email addresses these identify exactly who each record belongs to and give attackers a direct channel for phishing and impersonation.
• Plaintext passwords stored and leaked with no scrambling at all, so anyone who opens the file can read and use them immediately.
• URLs the web addresses each login pair unlocks, which tell an attacker exactly where to try the stolen credentials first.

The Real-World Fallout

In practice this opens the door to account takeover, identity theft built on confirmed email addresses, and fraud carried out under someone else's name. With 80,969 records in play, even a small share of reused passwords means real accounts at risk.

How a Combolist Like This Gets Built

A combolist like this one is not hacked out of a single company's servers. It is assembled from email and password pairs that have leaked or been reused across many different sites over time, then bundled into one file and passed around on Telegram and similar channels. HEROIC analysts treat a combolist as a ready-made attack list: criminals feed it into automated tools that try each pair against banking, email, and shopping sites in bulk, hoping a login was reused somewhere valuable.

What to Do if You Find Your Email Here

Start by confirming your exposure: scan your email. If the password tied to your email in this file is one you have used anywhere else, change it everywhere it appears, and give each site its own unique password going forward so one leaked list can't unlock several accounts at once. A password manager makes this far less painful to keep up with. This applies whether the account in question is personal or tied to your workplace.