Search Your Email: The Logs_cvv Telegram Dump Exposed 12,545 Logins

HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log labeled Logs_cvv uploaded to a public Telegram channel on December 21, 2022. The file exposed 12,545 compromised records from devices in the United States, including email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs of the login pages the credentials belonged to.

Why This Is Dangerous

Every credential in this log was captured and stored in plaintext, so there is no encryption standing between an attacker and your account. With 12,545 email and password pairs matched to specific login URLs, anyone who obtains this file can attempt to log directly into thousands of accounts without any guesswork. If your email shows up in a log like this, an attacker already has everything they need to try logging in as you.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs of the associated login pages

Why This Matters

Logs like this one are traded and combined into larger credential stuffing lists, where stolen email and password pairs are automatically tested against banking, email, and social media sites. Because these passwords were already in plaintext, the only thing standing between an attacker and account takeover is whether the password was reused somewhere else. Once one account is breached this way, the risk extends quickly to identity theft and financial fraud.

How This Stealer Log Was Created

Logs like Logs_cvv come from information-stealing malware that infects a device, often through a cracked download, pirated software, or a malicious link. Once active, the malware pulls saved usernames and passwords directly out of the browser, along with the exact URL of each site those credentials unlock, and bundles it all into a single file. That file is then shared on Telegram, where it can be downloaded by anyone with access to the channel.

Check If You Are Affected

Stealer logs like this one are especially dangerous because the credentials inside are current and unencrypted. Search your email with HEROIC's free breach scanner, which checks it against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records, including stealer logs like Logs_cvv, so you can find out quickly whether your information was exposed.