The NETZERO VALID HITS Dump Has Exactly 34 Leaked Passwords

In December 2024, HEROIC's threat intelligence analysts spotted a compact combolist uploaded to Telegram by an anonymous user, tracked as "NETZERO VALID HITS uploaded by a Telegram User." The file contains exactly 34 records, each pairing an email address with a plaintext password and the URL of the site that credential unlocks.

Why This Is Dangerous

A list of only 34 records might sound insignificant, but for the 34 people on it, the risk is anything but small. The passwords are stored in plaintext, so there is nothing standing between an attacker and a working login. Paired with the URL of the exact site each credential belongs to, this is a ready-to-use access kit that requires no cracking or guessing on the attacker's part.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs linked to each credential pair

Why This Matters

If your email is one of these 34 records, the danger is personal, not statistical. Anyone who reused that exposed password on another account, whether it's a bank, an email provider, or a social media profile, is exposed to account takeover. From there, the same tricks used in larger breaches apply: identity theft, financial fraud, and locked-out accounts.

How Combolist Leaks Work

A combolist, no matter how small, is built the same way as a massive one: email and password pairs, often formatted as email:password, sometimes with a URL showing which login page they open. Small combolists like this one are frequently leftovers from a larger credential harvesting operation, cut into pieces and shared on Telegram or similar channels, meaning even a 34-record file can be a fragment of a much bigger dataset circulating elsewhere.

Check If You Are Affected

Small leaks are still leaks. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check your email address against more than 400 billion exposed records, including this one, and confirm whether it's time to update a password before someone else tries it first.