Telegram, the very app where this massive breach was discussed and distributed, is also the platform where many of the compromised accounts originated. What Was in the Telegram Leak? The Telegram leaked dataset includes: Email and password pairs collected via data breaches and credential stuffing attacks Browser-style credential logs with ...
The Telegram data breach, discovered in 2016, resulted from an API flaw that allowed attackers to collect the phone numbers and user IDs of millions of users. The attackers then cross-referenced this information with data from a previous breach to compile a massive database of user details, which was later leaked and sold on the dark web.
In yet another sign of cybercriminals shifting their tactics, Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has added over 284 million compromised accounts harvested from stealer malware and leaked on Telegram. This dataset, discovered in a massive 1.5TB trove of logs from the "ALIEN TXTBASE" channel, underscores the growing role of messaging platforms in cybercrime.According to HIBP founder Troy Hunt, the breach ...
In May 2024, 2B rows of data with 361M unique email addresses were collated from malicious Telegram channels. The data contained 122GB across 1.7k files with email addresses, usernames, passwords and in many cases, the website they were entered into. The data appears to have been sourced from a combination of existing combolists and info stealer malware.
Telegram is a popular messaging platform that makes it easy to stand up a "channel" and share information to those who wish to visit it. As Telegram describes the service, it's simple, private and secure and as such, has become very popular with those wishing to share content anonymously, including content related to data breaches.