Your Hotmail Password May Be Exposed in the B4_Jx Combolist Leak

If you use a Hotmail address, there is a chance your login sits inside a file called Hotmail Fresh B4_Jx, uploaded by a Telegram user in April 2026. The combolist contains 24 records pairing email addresses with plaintext passwords and related URLs, all specifically targeting Hotmail account holders in the United States.

Why the Hotmail Fresh B4_Jx Combolist Is Dangerous

Your Hotmail account is often the recovery email for banking, shopping, and social media logins, so if your credentials are in this list, an attacker who gets in does not just read your inbox, they can potentially reset passwords on every other account tied to it. Because the passwords were shared in plaintext, there is no barrier stopping anyone who downloads the file from trying your login immediately.

What Was Exposed in Hotmail Fresh B4_Jx

• Email addresses
• Plaintext passwords
• Associated URLs

Why This Matters

Your inbox is the front door to your digital life. If your Hotmail password shows up in a leak like this one, someone else could read your private messages, request password resets on connected accounts, or impersonate you to contacts and coworkers. A list of only 24 records might look small, but if you are one of the 24, the impact is entirely personal.

How Combolists Work

A combolist pairs stolen usernames or emails with passwords collected from older breaches, phishing pages, or malware infections, then bundles them into a single file. Criminals distribute these lists on platforms like Telegram because it is fast, free, and hard for investigators to trace. Once your information is in one combolist, it often gets copied into others.

Check If You Are Affected

See whether your Hotmail address shows up in this leak or any other by running it through HEROIC's free scanner, which checks against a database of more than 400 billion breached records.