How PegsusClaud’s 9,096 Stolen Logins Surfaced on Telegram

PegsusClaud surfaced on Telegram on January 2, 2024, one of several similarly named stealer logs uploaded around the same week, this one carrying 9,096 records pulled from infected computers in the United States.

Why This Is Dangerous

Sellers often release several batches of stolen data within days of each other under slightly different file names, and PegsusClaud is one of those batches. Each one represents a fresh set of working credentials rather than a repeat of data already circulating.

What Was Exposed

The verified contents of PegsusClaud include:

• 9,096 total records collected from infected devices
• Email addresses tied to each compromised account
• Plaintext passwords with no encryption whatsoever
• URLs indicating exactly which login page each password unlocks

Why This Matters

Since files like PegsusClaud tend to appear in clusters, anyone affected by one is statistically more likely to appear in a neighboring file too, wich means checking just one leak rarely gives the full picture of your exposure.

How Stealer Logs Work

A common trigger behind logs like this is a fake cryptocurrency airdrop site, promising free tokens to anyone who connects their wallet and installs a claim application. That application is the malware itself, and once running, it scrapes saved browser passwords right alongside whatever wallet data it can find.

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