The LOGS_CENTER 9 Leak Could Unlock Your Email, Banking, and More

HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log dataset titled LOGS_CENTER 9 uploaded to a Telegram channel on July 5, 2023. The file contains 20,500 records, each combining an email address, a plaintext password, and the URL of the service that credential unlocks.

Why This Is Dangerous

Because these passwords were stolen directly from infected devices rather than a single company's database, the URLs attached to each record span whatever sites and services the victim happened to log into, from email and banking to shopping and social media. One stolen credential rarely stays isolated to a single account. If a victim reused that same password anywhere else, an attacker can chain their way from one login into several more.

What Was Exposed in the LOGS_CENTER 9 Leak

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs of the associated accounts or services

Why This Matters for the 20,500 People Affected

Plaintext passwords tied to real URLs are exactly what attackers need for credential stuffing, where stolen logins are automatically tested against banking, email, and social media sites. That kind of chained access can quickly escalate from a single compromised account into full account takeover, identity theft, or financial fraud.

How This Stealer Log Was Collected

Logs like this one are generated by infostealer malware that infects a device and silently harvests saved browser passwords, autofill data, and the URLs tied to each login. The stolen information is bundled into a file and distributed through channels like Telegram, where it can sit unnoticed for a while before drawing attention, as it has here.

Check If You Are Affected

To see if your email address or passwords are part of this leak or any other, run a free scan with HEROIC's breach checker, which searches a database of more than 400 billion leaked records.