The TXTLOG_ALIEN – 701 Dump: 11 Million Stolen Login Credentials Hit Telegram

HEROIC analysts flagged the TXTLOG_ALIEN - 701 stealer log after it appeared on a Telegram channel on January 21, 2025. The file contained approximately 42 million total records, with 10,818,213 unique email addresses identified in the dataset. Each entry includes an email address, the corresponding plaintext password, and a homepage URL indicating the site where the credential originated. The log was distributed openly on Telegram, meaning it reached an unknown number of recipients within hours of posting.

Why Openly Distributed Credentials Are an Immediate Threat

When a breach happens on a dark web forum, there is at least a barrier of access. Telegram has none. Anyone with the channel link could download this log the moment it was posted. That means the 11 million credentials in TXTLOG_ALIEN - 701 were available to thousands of actors simultaneously, all of whom could begin testing them against live accounts right away. The plaintext nature of the passwords removes the last remaining obstacle. No cracking, no guessing, no waiting.

What Was Exposed in the TXTLOG_ALIEN - 701 Log

• Email addresses (approximately 11 million unique)
• Plaintext passwords linked directly to each email
• Homepage URLs revealing the sites where credentials were stolen

Why This Matters: Credential Reuse Turns One Leak Into Many

The real damage from a stealer log is rarely contained to the original source site. Studies consistently show that a large share of users reuse the same password across multiple accounts. Attackers know this and run credential stuffing tools that test each stolen email and password pair across dozens of services at once: email, banking, streaming, retail, and corporate logins. A single match means full account access. From there, attackers can drain financial accounts, harvest personal data, or use a compromised email address to reset passwords everywhere else, turning one exposed record into a full identity takeover.

How Infostealer Malware Builds Logs Like TXTLOG_ALIEN - 701

Infostealer malware is designed to run silently on infected devices. It targets browser-saved passwords, autofill data, and stored session tokens, collecting everything and organizing it into structured log files. Infection typically happens through malicious downloads, cracked software, phishing links, or browser extensions. After collection, the logs are uploaded to a command-and-control server, then packaged and sold or shared on Telegram. The ALIEN series represents a single actor or group that has been running this operation at scale, releasing hundreds of sequential log batches across early 2025.

Check If Your Credentials Appeared in This Leak

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