The Mansory 5 Leak: 5.6 Million Passwords Just Got Exposed

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist known as "Mansory 5" circulating on Telegram in January 2026. The file contains 5,647,343 individual records, each pairing an email address with a plaintext password and the URL of the site or service the credentials were originally used on. The listing is associated with the United States and has been marked as a verified breach. Why the Mansory 5 Leak Is Dangerous: Combolists like this one are built specifically for automated attacks. Because every password in this file is stored in plaintext, an attacker doesn't need to crack or decrypt anything. They can load the entire list into a credential-stuffing tool and start testing those email and password pairs against banking sites, email providers, and social media platforms within minutes. The included URLs make this even faster, since they tell an attacker exactly which service each login was meant for, removing the guesswork. What Was Exposed in the Mansory 5 Combolist: email addresses used as usernames or account identifiers, plaintext passwords stored and shared without any encryption, and URLs identifying the specific sites or services tied to each set of credentials. Why This Matters for the 5.6 Million People Affected: If any of the 5,647,343 records in this leak belong to you, the risk goes well beyond the original account tied to that password. Most people reuse passwords across multiple sites, so a single exposed email and password pair can unlock email accounts, financial logins, and shopping accounts if the same combination was used elsewhere. This is how one leaked combolist can quietly lead to identity theft and financial fraud long after the original breach happened. How a Combolist Like This One Works: A combolist is simply a text file that combines usernames or emails with their matching passwords, usually pulled together from older breaches, malware infections, or phishing campaigns and repackaged for resale or free distribution. Unlike a single hacked database, a combolist can draw from dozens of different sources, which is why the same email address sometimes shows up more than once with different passwords attached. Criminals prize these files because they are ready to use immediately with off the shelf credential-stuffing software, no additional hacking required. Check If You Are Affected: With 5,647,343 records involved, the Mansory 5 combolist is large enough that a meaningful number of everyday internet users could be included. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email address against a database of more than 400 billion exposed records, including combolists like this one, so you can find out in seconds if your information was part of this leak or any other breach on record.