Hide Your Email Address Online Before Spammers Find It
Your real inbox address is probably public already. Find each copy, delete it at the source, and publish an address you can kill instead.
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Email InfrastructureSMTP & MTA ArchitectureSPF, DKIM, DMARC & SRSEmail Privacy & SecurityCredential Stuffing PreventionSoftware Engineering
Articles by Ahsan Luqman
271 articlesClick Unsubscribe in Spam Only When You Know the Sender
That unsubscribe link in real spam is not an exit. It confirms your address is live, and the safe move depends on who sent the mail.
Your address was pwned, so here is what the red screen means
The red pwned screen looks like a break-in notice. It is a filing record: your address sits in a stolen file. Here is what each line means, and the fix.
Yamato Pay-Later Breach Exposed 5.31 Million Records
Yamato confirmed 5.31 million pay-later records taken, with eight years of purchase history. The email address is the one field you could have made expendable.
Burger King Japan Data Breach Leaks 11.18M Member Records
Burger King Japan confirmed about 11.18 million app member records leaked. Names, birthdays, phones, emails. The password surviving does not make it harmless.
Your Email Leaks Through Vendors You Never Heard Of
Your email rarely leaks because a hacker picked you. It leaks through vendors, scrapers, stuffing, misconfiguration and phishing. Here are the five routes.
Email 2FA Beats No 2FA, But It Is the Weakest Second Factor
Email two-factor codes beat no second factor at all. But they are the weakest option, because the code lands in the same inbox your password resets go to.
Is Gmail Safe? It Is Secure, Not Private, Use It Right
Gmail is one of the most secure inboxes and one of the least private. Keep it as your destination inbox, and stop handing out the Gmail address itself.
SourceNext Data Breach: 22.5 Million Records May Be Exposed
SourceNext says up to 22,519,960 member records may have leaked after attackers abused a member-data API for four days. Passwords are in the at-risk set.
Small Firms Can Stop Business Email Compromise Before Paying
Business email compromise is the boring invoice email that drains small firms. This guide shows how to spot it, verify before paying, and act fast if one lands.