Nikkei Third Breach Exposes 1.83M Records, 120,000 Emails
Nikkei disclosed a third breach in twelve days: stolen credentials opened a development cloud service, exposing 1.83M records, about 120,000 with emails.
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Articles by Ahsan Luqman
271 articlesSeven breaches this week exposed identity files, not cards
Seven breaches in one week, from ShopServe's 23.35 million people to Nikkei's third breach in twelve days. What leaked, and what to do.
Email and Password Breaches Need Different Responses
An email breach means phishing watch. A password breach means change passwords now. Two checks, and why per-site aliases make the email half nearly harmless.
How Your Email Address Leads to Identity Theft
Identity theft rarely starts with a stolen ID number. It starts with your inbox, where every password reset lands. One alias per site breaks that chain.
Moonstar Data Breach May Have Exposed 593,000 Customers
Moonstar says data on up to 593,000 online-shop customers likely leaked in May, two months after its March notice of suspected access.
Napoleon Perdis Customer Records Leak: 339,055 Exposed
A vendor system held 339,055 Napoleon Perdis records for months before customers were told. The file reads like an impersonation kit.
Should You Use Your Real Email for Newsletters?
Newsletters quietly spread your real address through lists, tracking and breaches. One reading alias for every subscription keeps the damage contained.
Why Do I Get Emails From People I Don't Know?
Stranger mail is one of four things: a typo, someone else using your address, a sold list, or a scam. Thirty seconds of checks tell them apart.
Opening a Spam Email Will Not Hack You, but a Click Can
Opening a spam email almost never hacks you. The danger sits one step later, in the click, and in the pixel that marks your address as live.
E-store Final Report Puts ShopServe Breach at 23.35 Million
E-store's final report puts the ShopServe breach at 23.35 million people across 7,858 shops. Your email sat in the platform, not the shop.