Dark Web Intel: 2,433 University of Bath Email Logins Leaked

HEROIC analysts uncovered a combolist tied to the bath.ac.uk domain, uploaded to Telegram on June 10, 2026. The file contains 2,433 records pairing university email addresses with plaintext passwords and the URLs those logins connect to. Why This Is Dangerous for the University of Bath Community Because the passwords are stored in plaintext, attackers can use them the moment they get the file, no cracking required. University accounts often connect to email, library systems, course portals, and sometimes payment or financial aid information, so a working login can open the door to far more than just email. What Was Exposed University email addresses Plaintext passwords URLs linked to the accounts Why This Matters Students and staff who reuse their university password on personal accounts, such as banking or social media, are at risk of those accounts being taken over too. Attackers rely on the fact that people reuse passwords, so a leak of even 2,433 credentials can lead to a wave of credential stuffing attempts across many unrelated services. How This Combolist Ended Up on Dark Web Intel Channels A combolist is a collection of email or username and password pairs gathered from earlier breaches, phishing campaigns, or malware that steals stored browser logins. These files are frequently sorted by domain, in this case bath.ac.uk, and shared on Telegram or dark web forums because a targeted list from a single institution is more valuable to attackers than a random mixed file. Check If You Are Affected If you have a bath.ac.uk email address, HEROIC's free breach scanner can check it against a database of more than 400 billion exposed records in seconds. If your credentials come back as compromised, change your password right away and avoid reusing it anywhere else.