Search Your Email: The ImageKorea.co.kr Leak Exposed 95,331 Accounts

ImageKorea.co.kr Credentials Found in a Fresh Combolist

HEROIC analysts tracked a combolist tied to the domain imagekorea.co.kr after it was uploaded to a Telegram channel on August 20, 2023. The file holds 95,331 records, each pairing an email address with a plaintext password, plus the URL associated with the account. Because the passwords sit in plain, unencrypted text, anyone who downloads the file can use them immediately, no cracking or guesswork required.

Why This Is Dangerous

Plaintext passwords are the easiest kind of stolen data to weaponize. An attacker does not need special tools or technical skill to read them, just the file itself. Combined with the matching email address and the source URL, a criminal has everything needed to log into the account directly, and to test the same email and password combination against banking, email, and shopping sites where the same password may have been reused.

What Was Exposed

• Email Addresses: the usernames tied to each account, useful for phishing and for identifying which other services a person uses.
• Plaintext Passwords: readable, working passwords with no encryption standing between the data and an attacker.
• URLs: the web addresses associated with each login, showing attackers exactly where the credentials were used.

Why This Matters

Most people reuse passwords across multiple accounts. Once a working email and password pair is confirmed on one site, automated tools called credential stuffing bots will try the same pair on dozens of other popular platforms, including email providers, banks, and social media. A single reused password can turn one small leak into a full account takeover, identity theft, or financial fraud.

How This Combolist Was Likely Built

Combolists like this one are usually assembled by combining credentials pulled from several older breaches, stealer log infections, or public leak dumps, then sorted and reformatted by whoever compiles and distributes the file. The uploader does not need to have hacked imagekorea.co.kr directly. They only need access to previously leaked data that included the domain, then package it for sale or free distribution on Telegram, where combolists like this one circulate widely among criminals looking for working logins.

Check If You Are Affected

If you have ever created an account tied to imagekorea.co.kr, or reused a password across multiple sites, it is worth checking now. HEROIC's free dark web breach scanner searches a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including this combolist, to tell you instantly if your email address has been exposed. Run a free scan and update any reused passwords before someone else uses them first.