Yes. Possessing, trading, or selling such files falls under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in the United States, the Computer Misuse Act in the UK, and similar laws worldwide.
Even downloading such a file out of curiosity can be prosecuted as attempted unauthorized access, depending on jurisdiction. urllogpasstxt exclusive
Attackers take massive breached databases (e.g., from LinkedIn, Adobe, or Yahoo) and run them through validation tools. They extract only the working combinations, format them as URL|username|password, and save them as urllogpasstxt files. The "exclusive" tag means the attacker has validated these credentials within the last 24 hours. Even downloading such a file out of curiosity
If you found a publicly accessible urllogpasstxt file on a server or forum, report it to the cert.gov in your country or the platform's abuse team. format them as URL|username|password
You might wonder: Where do these "exclusive" files come from? They are rarely the result of sophisticated zero-day exploits. Instead, they are generated through three primary methods:
The most common source is malware like RedLine, Vidar, or Raccoon Stealer. When a victim downloads a cracked game, a fake PDF, or a malicious email attachment, the malware scrapes all saved credentials from the victim's browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) and compiles them into a local .txt file. The malware then exfiltrates that file to a command-and-control server.
Hackers who compromise a shared hosting server will often run a command to crawl for config.php or .env files. They output any found database credentials into a text file, naming it something innocuous like logs.txt. When sold, it is labeled "exclusive" to prevent other hackers from using the same backdoor.