Someone Has Your Password: 278 Credentials in Mix 72

In May 2026, HEROIC detected a stealer log file called Mix 72 being shared on Telegram. The file contains 278 stolen credentials—each one a combination of an email address, a plaintext password, and the URL where the login was captured. If your information is in this file, someone already has what they need to access your accounts.

Plaintext Passwords Leave You Completely Exposed

There is nothing standing between an attacker and your account when your password is stored in plaintext. These are not scrambled hashes that take time to crack—they are your exact passwords, readable at a glance. The moment a threat actor opens this file, they can begin logging into accounts without any additional effort or tools.

What Was Exposed

• Email Addresses — your primary online identity and recovery contact
• Plaintext Passwords — your actual passwords in fully readable text
• URLs — the specific sites and services where you used these credentials

One Reused Password Can Compromise Everything

Attackers know that people reuse passwords. The 278 credential sets in Mix 72 become exponentially more dangerous when fed into credential stuffing software that tests each pair against major email providers, banks, streaming services, and retail sites. A single match on a reused password can hand over access to your entire digital life—financial accounts, personal communications, and private files.

Where Stealer Logs Come From

Stealer logs like Mix 72 are the product of infostealer malware. This malicious software infiltrates devices through phishing emails, fake downloads, or compromised websites. Once active, it quietly harvests every saved password from your browsers and applications, packages the data into log files, and sends them to attackers who then distribute them on platforms like Telegram for other criminals to exploit.

Check If Your Credentials Were Exposed

Act now before someone uses your stolen credentials. HEROIC has indexed over 400 billion compromised records from breaches worldwide. Run your email address or domain through HEROIC's breach scanner to find out if your data appeared in the Mix 72 leak or any other known compromise. If it has, change your passwords immediately and turn on two-factor authentication everywhere you can.