Breach Intelligence Report 22 Mar 2026

Telegram Combolist Leak: 4,979,455 Records From File 63 Exposed

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Email Addresses Plaintext Password Urls
Stealer Logs Files_17.10_18.21_63 uploaded by a Telegram User
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Records Exposed 4,979,455
Source Type Combolist
Origin United States
Password Type plaintext

Telegram combolist leak: that's the short version of what happened to "Files_17.10_18.21_63" on 10-Oct-2024, when 4,979,455 plaintext email and password pairs were dumped into a public channel for anyone willing to download the file.


Why This Is Dangerous

Nearly 5 million working logins in a single file gives attackers more then enough raw material to run large scale credential stuffing campaigns against banks, retailers, and email providers all at once. There's no cracking required, just automation and patience.


What Was Exposed

  • 4,979,455 email addresses paired with plaintext passwords
  • URLs identifying the exact platforms each credential was tied to
  • Data harvested with no encryption or hashing protecting it

Why This Matters

File 63 in this naming sequence suggests it's part of a much larger, ongoing release schedule, and history with these kinds of dumps shows that related files often contain overlapping victims. If your data is in this one, there's a real chance it also shows up in the sibling files released around the same time.


How This Combolist Formed

The systematic timestamp naming points to an automated pipeline exporting stealer malware output in bulk, likely from a large scale infection campaign run over several weeks. Sellers then release these files in sequence to keep buyers coming back for each new batch.


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Given how many related files this one seems to belong to, checking your exposure matters even more here. HEROIC's free scanner checks your email against more than 400 billion leaked records, including this Files_17.10_18.21_63 combolist and its related batches.

Breach Breakdown

Domain Files_17.10_18.21_63 uploaded by a Telegram User
Leaked Data Email Addresses,Plaintext Password,URLs
Password Types plaintext
Date Leaked 22 Mar 2026
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Risk Score: 8.7/10 - Critical

Data Exposure Analysis

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Breach Timeline Analysis

March 2024 Multiple credentials exposed in recent data breach
January 2024 Password found in dark web marketplace
December 2023 Personal information leaked in major security incident

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