Telegram Leak: 3,803,383 Stolen Credentials Now Public Online

Picture this: you log into your email one morning and a password reset request you never asked for is sitting in your inbox. Somewhere, a file called "Files_17.10_18.21_74" containing 3,803,383 stolen credentials is likely the reason why.

Why This Is Dangerous

This isn't a hypothetical. Combolists like this one, uploaded to Telegram on October 10, 2024, are used specifically to trigger exactly that kind of unwanted reset request, one automated login attempt at a time until something works.

What Was Exposed

• 3.8 million email and username pairs
• Fully readable plaintext passwords
• URLs tied to each account the credentials unlock

Why This Matters

An unwanted password reset email is often the first sign something is wrong, and by then an attacker has usually already tried several other accounts using the same login. The scenario above isn't rare, it's happening across the internet every single day because of files exactly like this one.

How These Credentials Get Tested

Attackers don't manually type in 3.8 million logins one at a time, they use automated scripts that fire off attempts across hundreds of websites simultaneously. Any combination that succeeds gets flagged and seperated into its own smaller, more valuable list for resale.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC has indexed more than 400 billion leaked records, and checking your email against this exact combolist takes only a moment with our free scanner. Don't asume that morning reset request was random, find out for sure before it happens to you.