Text Uploaded by a Telegram User: Plaintext Passwords Leaked

A Small but Real Combolist Leak Just Surfaced on Telegram

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist shared by a Telegram user on 12-Jul-2026 containing 33 records of email addresses paired with plaintext passwords, along with related URLs. While the count is small, every record in this file represents a working set of login credentials that can be plugged directly into other accounts.

Why Plaintext Passwords Make This Combolist Dangerous

Because the passwords in this file are stored in plaintext, anyone who downloads it can read the credentials instantly, no cracking or decryption required. Combined with the URLs included in the file, an attacker has a ready-made map of which site each email and password combination belongs to, making it simple to log in as the real account owner.

What Was Exposed in This Combolist

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs linked to the accounts

Why This Combolist Leak Matters for Your Security

Combolists like this one are the raw fuel for credential stuffing attacks, where automated tools try the same email and password pair across hundreds of other websites. If you reuse passwords across accounts, a single exposed combolist can lead to account takeover on your email, banking, or social media, and from there to identity theft or financial fraud.

How Combolists Like This One Get Built and Shared

A combolist is simply a compiled file of username or email and password pairs, often pulled together from older breaches and repackaged into one list. Unlike a fresh database dump, a combolist can mix credentials from several sources and time periods. Files like this one are commonly uploaded and traded on Telegram channels and dark web forums, where they are picked up by other criminals for use in automated login attempts.

Check If Your Email Was Exposed in This Breach

With HEROIC's free breach scanner, you can check whether your email address appears in this combolist or in any of the other breaches inside HEROIC's database of more than 400 billion leaked records. If a match turns up, change that password immediately and avoid reusing it anywhere else.