Spam Will Not Stop Until the Address Itself Can Be Killed
The report button trains your filter and the unsubscribe link asks the sender nicely. Neither retires the address. Here is how both actually work.
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Articles by Ahsan Luqman
271 articlesIDC Frontier Attack May Have Leaked 7.4M Rail Member Emails
A ransomware attack on IDC Frontier may have leaked 7.39M email addresses from JR East, Viewcard and JR Kyushu. No card numbers or names were exposed.
NewsPicks Breach Hits 362,000 Card Records, 323,000 Emails
Uzabase's second notice replaces 'some users' with hard numbers: up to 362,000 partial card records and 323,000 email addresses.
Bookoff Confirms Data Breach Affecting Up to 6.43M Members
Bookoff disclosed on 9 October that a subsidiary's member system was breached: up to 6.43 million member records, emails included, may have been taken. No misuse confirmed yet.
Bromcom Confirms Data Breach Exposing SSO User Emails
Bromcom confirmed a breach of its legacy SSO service: staff and pupil emails plus the sign-in provider used. No passwords leaked, but emails are phishing bait.
Is SimpleLogin worth it? Only when you outgrow the free tier
SimpleLogin Premium is only worth it past 10 aliases or with your own domain. The free tier, the $36/year plan, and who should skip paying entirely.
NewsPicks Breach May Have Leaked Emails, Partial Card Data
Uzabase says unauthorised access to a NewsPicks business tool may have exposed users' names, emails and partial card numbers. No count, no confirmed misuse.
Pathao Confirms Cyberattack Exposed Names, Emails, Phones
Pathao confirmed a 4 October attack exposed names, emails and phone numbers. The ransom claim is unverified. Treat the confirmed fields as already circulating.
Senders know when you open emails; block the tracking pixels
Email tracking pixels report your opens: the time, your rough location, your device. Here is how the pixel works and the two settings that stop it.
ASOS Confirms Social Engineering Attack Hit Customer Data
Two days after the 'ASOS HACKED' alert, ASOS said how it happened: an attacker impersonated a trusted contact to steal an employee's login.