This Gmail Combolist Exposed Emails and Passwords to Hackers

HEROIC analysts identified a combolist uploaded to a Telegram channel on August 20, 2026, labeled around the "gmail.com" domain. The file contains 14,436 records made up of email addresses and plaintext passwords, along with the URLs where those credentials were originally used.

Why This Gmail Combolist Is Dangerous

Because the passwords in this file are stored in plaintext, an attacker can log in with them right away, without needing to crack or decrypt anything. A Gmail account is often the key to a person's entire online life, since it can be used to reset passwords on banking, shopping, and social media accounts, which makes credentials tied to Gmail especially valuable to attackers.

What Was Exposed in This Gmail Combolist

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• URLs tied to each set of credentials

Why This Matters

Attackers use combolists like this one to run credential stuffing attacks, automatically testing stolen email and password pairs against Gmail's login page and other major services. If your Gmail address and password appear among these 14,436 records and you have reused that password elsewhere, an attacker could take over your inbox, reset your other account passwords, and use your identity for further fraud.

How This Combolist Was Likely Built

Combolists like this one are typically compiled from older breaches and stealer log outputs, then filtered and reformatted around a specific domain like gmail.com to make the credentials easier for attackers to target. Because the data is pulled together from multiple sources, the same email and password pair can resurface in other combolists later on.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC's breach intelligence database holds more than 400 billion compromised records, including combolists like this one. Run a free scan to check whether your email address or password appears in this leak or any other breach in HEROIC's records.