How to Protect Your Email for Cloud Storage Signups
Cloud storage holds backups, photos and documents for years. Use one alias per provider as the signup address, kept alive for the life of the account.
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270 articlesIs AOL Mail Safe After the 2014 Data Breach?
AOL Mail uses TLS and offers 2-step verification, but the 2014 breach, mail scanning for ads and a 2026 change of owner leave an old AOL address exposed.
Is Mail.com Safe as a Main Email Address?
Mail.com is a free email service with 100+ vanity domains, but the domain names reveal identity and idle accounts are deleted after six months.
Mirae Asset Securities confirms breach of 3,800 accounts
Mirae Asset Securities disclosed on 7 November 2026 that unauthorised access on 4-5 November exposed about 3,800 account numbers and data of 35,255 staff.
Who Gives A Crap breach may have exposed customer data
Who Gives A Crap told customers on 7 November 2026 that a marketing vendor incident may have exposed names, emails and phone numbers.
Protect Your Email When You Sign Up for a Password Manager
The email used to create a password manager is the most consequential address. One stable alias and recovery set up on day one keep the vault reachable.
How to Protect Your Email When Signing Up for a VPN
Use a dedicated alias for your VPN signup so billing, renewal and recovery mail stays contained and your main inbox stays private.
Is GMX Mail Safe?
GMX Mail is a free, ad-supported German email service with strong transport security and optional PGP encryption, but unencrypted mail stays readable.
M1 data breach exposes NRIC numbers and email addresses
M1 disclosed a data breach on 30 October 2026 that exposed customer names, NRIC numbers, dates of birth, mobile numbers, email addresses and home addresses.
NTT Docomo breach leaks up to 300,000 customer records
NTT Docomo confirmed unauthorised access to Docomo Online Shop and My docomo leaked up to 300,000 customer records, including email addresses and bank details.