The Hotmail Fresh B4_Jx Leak Happened in May. It’s Now on Telegram.

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist titled Hotmail Fresh B4_Jx uploaded to a Telegram channel, with the data first surfacing on May 15, 2026. The file contains 346 records pairing email addresses with plaintext passwords, along with URLs pointing to the Hotmail login page. The word Fresh in the file name signals that these credentials are being marketed as recently active and likely still valid.

The Hotmail Fresh B4_Jx Leak Happened in May. It Is Now Circulating on Telegram.

Because the data is billed as fresh rather than old and stale, buyers treat this file as more valuable and more likely to still work. That means the window for these 346 account holders to change their passwords before someone else logs in first is closing quickly, if it has not closed already.

What Was Exposed in This Combolist

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs linked to the Hotmail login page

Why This Matters for These 346 Accounts

A compromised Hotmail account can be used to reset passwords on banking, shopping, and social media accounts tied to that inbox, turning one leaked credential into a much larger compromise. If any of these 346 people reused their Hotmail password elsewhere, attackers can use credential stuffing to reach even further, risking financial fraud and identity theft.

How Fresh Combolist Leaks Like This One Work

Sellers label combolists as fresh when the underlying credentials were collected recently, usually from phishing pages or malware infections, rather than recycled from older breaches. Fresh data commands a higher price on Telegram because it has a better chance of still being valid, unlike older combolists where many accounts have already changed their passwords.

Check If You Are Affected by the Hotmail Fresh B4_Jx Leak

HEROIC maintains a database of more than 400 billion breached and leaked records, including combolists like this one. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check whether your email address appears in this leak or any other exposure, and find out which passwords you should change first.