Malware Harvested 111,562 Logins, Then URL Log 86 Leaked Them

Infostealer malware infects a device, quietly records login activity, and ships the results back to whoever planted it. That's the short version of how "url_log 86" came to exist, a file uploaded to a Telegram channel on February 12, 2026 that exposed 111,562 records once it made its way into wider circulation. No hacking of any single company was needed, just malware sitting patiently on individual computers.

Why This Is Dangerous

Because the theft happens on the victim's own device rather than through a breach of a company's servers, these leaks often go undetected far longer. There's no security team monitoring for suspicious activity, no breach notification required by law, and no obvious moment where the victim would even suspect something happened. The credentials just quietly accumulate in a growing file until someone decides to release it, wich can happen months after the initial infection occured.

What Was Exposed

• Email Addresses
• Plaintext Passwords
• URLs of the accounts accessed
• 111,562 records exposed in this dump

Why This Matters

A leak sourced from malware rather than a corporate breach can be harder to trace back to its origin, which means victims sometimes never find out how thier information got exposed in the first place. What they do find out, often the hard way, is that a password they thought was safe suddenly isn't, sometimes across multiple accounts at once if it was reused.

How Stealer Log Leaks Work

The mechanism is fairly straightforward once you see it laid out. A victim downloads something they shouldn't, often disguised as free software, a game cheat, or a cracked app. Hidden inside is malware that starts logging every keystroke and every login form submission, capturing the website, username, and password together. Those logs accumulate over days or weeks before being bundled up, like "url_log 86" here, and uploaded for others to buy, trade, or grab for free.

Check If You Are Affected

Since there's no way to know just by looking whether your device was ever targeted, checking your email is the only real way to find out if your information ended up in a leak like this. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches over 400 billion compromised records, including this url_log 86 file, so you can get an answer right now.