Researchers Link the Violet Cloud Log to 24,842 Stolen Credentials

Researchers Link the Violet Cloud Log to 24,842 Stolen Credentials

HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log tagged "VIOLET CLOUD - 1239 LOGS," uploaded to a Telegram channel on December 29, 2022. The file contained 24,842 records, most tied to United States users, made up of email addresses, plaintext passwords, and URLs. "Violet Cloud" appears to be the uploader's own name for the collection rather than a confirmed company or service that was breached, and nothing in the data itself ties it to a specific verified business.

Why This Is Dangerous

Nearly 25,000 records gives an attacker a substantial set of ready-to-use logins. Each record pairs an email address with a plaintext password and the URL of the account it belongs to, so there is no encryption to break and no guesswork needed to find out which service a stolen password unlocks.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs linked to the accounts

Why This Matters

A log this size is exactly the kind of data attackers feed into credential stuffing tools, testing the same email and password combination against banking sites, email providers, and online stores. Anyone among the 24,842 affected people who reused a password elsewhere faces real risk of account takeover, identity theft, and financial fraud.

How Stealer Logs Work

A stealer log comes from information-stealing malware that infects a device, typically through a pirated download, a fake update, or a malicious attachment. Once active, it reads the passwords and autofill data saved in the browser and writes each stolen credential to a file along with the URL it belongs to. Logs like this are then packaged and traded on Telegram channels dedicated to buying and selling stolen data. This particular log was dated December 29, 2022, and carried the "Violet Cloud - 1239 Logs" tag applied by whoever uploaded it, with "1239" likely referring to the number of individual logs bundled into the file.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC's database includes more than 400 billion breached and leaked records, and it continues to track stealer logs like this one alongside larger corporate breaches. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check whether your email address appears in this leak or any other, and take action right away if it does.