Your Login Details May Be Exposed. The UAE Leak Has 3,718 Records.

On January 29, 2023, HEROIC analysts identified a combolist uploaded to Telegram under the name "United Arab Emirates." The file contained 3,718 records, each pairing an email address with a plaintext password and the URL of the site the login was used on. Why This Is Dangerous: With the passwords stored in plaintext, the file requires no decryption or cracking, so anyone who downloads it has an immediate, working set of email and password combinations to try against the original login page or any other site where the password might be reused. What Was Exposed: The file contains email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs each login was tied to. Why This Matters: Regional combolists like this one are often used by criminals who specifically target a country's population, testing stolen credentials against local banks, government portals, and popular regional services. If any of the 3,718 people in this file reused their password, their other accounts are exposed to the same credential stuffing risk. How This Combolist Was Likely Built: Combolists organized by country are typically built by filtering a larger pool of breached credentials down to accounts associated with that region, then repackaged for sale or free distribution on Telegram channels that cater to a specific geographic audience. Check If You're Affected: If you live in or have accounts tied to the UAE, or reuse passwords across multiple sites, HEROIC's free breach scanner searches more than 400 billion leaked records so you can confirm whether your information appears and take action right away.