Logs_26 December Leak: 16,083 Accounts, More Than a Small Town

HEROIC analysts spotted a fresh stealer log dump circulating on a public Telegram channel on December 26, 2024. Uploaded by a user going by "Logs_26 December," the file contained 16,083 records pulled straight from infected devices, including email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs each login belonged to.

Why This Is Dangerous

To put the scale in perspective, 16,083 exposed logins is more accounts than the entire population of many small towns. And unlike a database of hashed passwords that requires cracking, these were stored in plaintext, meaning anyone who downloads the file can use them immediately, no decryption needed.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs tied to each login

Why This Matters

Because each record pairs an email, a password, and the website it unlocks, this data functions as a plug-and-play toolkit for account takeover. Attackers can log directly into inboxes, shopping accounts, or work portals tied to the exposed addresses. Anyone who reused one of these passwords elsewhere also faces credential stuffing, where bots test the same login across hundreds of other sites until one succeeds.

How a Stealer Log Dump Like This Happens

Stealer logs originate from malware that infects a victim's device, typically through a pirated download, a fake update, or a malicious attachment. Once running, the malware silently harvests saved browser passwords, autofill details, and session data, then packages everything into a log file sent back to the attacker. Those files are then dumped for free or sold on Telegram channels, exactly as happened with this December upload, putting thousands of live credentials into circulation at once.

Check If You Are Affected

If you want to know whether your email or passwords surfaced in this Logs_26 December leak, or in any of the thousands of other breaches HEROIC tracks, run a free scan. HEROIC checks your information against a database of more than 400 billion breached records and flags any password you need to change right away.