: Attackers use automated tools to "stuff" these millions of pairs into various websites (like banks or social media) to see which ones work.
The act of downloading such a file—even "just to see"—exposes you to two primary dangers: Combolists and ULP Files on the Dark Web - Group-IB : Attackers use automated tools to "stuff" these
A combolist is a text file containing massive collections of username (or email) and password pairs. They are rarely "fresh" or "valid"; instead, they are usually recycled from old data breaches. : Attackers use automated tools to "stuff" these