The WATERCLOUD_NOTIFY Drop Means Someone Could Log Into Your Accounts Right Now

HEROIC analysts recieved intelligence on a stealer log drop posted to Telegram in October 2024, revealing 2,060 exposed records from a package called WATERCLOUD_NOTIFY. The drop, titled THANKS FOR SUB, bundled 292 files of stolen credentials and was shared publicly as a reward for channel subscribers. Each record contained an email address, a plaintext password, and the exact URL where the credentials were harvested.

Your Saved Passwords Are Now in a Hacker's Hands

With plaintext passwords and matching URLs in hand, attackers can log into the exact accounts where credentials were stolen. They can also test those same passwords across banking, email, and social media platforms in what is called credential stuffing. Because the data includes URLs, attackers know partcularly which services to target first, making automated login attacks fast and precise.

What Was Exposed in the WATERCLOUD_NOTIFY Breach

• Email Addresses
• Plaintext Passwords
• URLs (the exact sites where passwords were stolen)

Why Plaintext Passwords Make This Breach Especially Dangerous

Most reputable services store passwords in encrypted form. Stealer logs bypass that protection entirely by capturing passwords before they are ever encrypted. That means every credential in this dataset is immediately usable. Attackers do not need to crack anything. They can move from this dataset to account takeover, identity theft, and financial fraud within minutes. If you reuse passwords across beleive-to-be-safe accounts, the risk multiplies significantly.

How Stealer Log Works

A stealer log breach happens when malware infects a device and silently copies saved passwords, browser cookies, and login details before sending them to a criminal server. The victim usually has no idea anything occured. Operators then package these stolen records into files and sell or share them in private channels. The WATERCLOUD_NOTIFY drop was shared free on Telegram as a subscriber reward, meaning it spread to a large audience of threat actors instantly.

Check If Your Data Was Exposed

HEROIC's free breach scanner searches across more than 400 billion compromised records, including stealer log drops like WATERCLOUD_NOTIFY. Run a free scan today to find out if your email or passwords appear in this breach or thousands of others in our database.