Ahsan Luqman·October 27, 2026You do not need to change your email address regularlyRoutine rotation does not remove an address from breach dumps. Compromise, not a calendar, triggers a change, and one alias per site keeps the address private.Email Privacy11 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 26, 2026Seven breaches this week put emails, keys and IDs at riskSeven breaches disclosed between 19 and 26 October 2026, from Capcom's 11.77 million leaked emails to stolen WordPress keys used to backdoor sites.Data Breaches4 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 25, 2026One alias per trial keeps trial marketing out of the inboxOne alias per free trial keeps post-trial marketing out of the main inbox, isolates each signup, and leaves account recovery working after the trial ends.Email privacy12 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 25, 2026Is DuckDuckGo Email Protection Safe for Everyday Signups?DuckDuckGo Email Protection forwards mail from free @duck.com addresses after removing recognised trackers, but it cannot block every tracker.Email Privacy12 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 24, 2026and ST HD discloses possible breach of 2.5M recordsand ST HD disclosed on 23 Oct 2026 that unauthorised access to its servers may have exposed 2.5 million customer records and 10,000 business-partner records.Data Breach7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 24, 2026Apple Hide My Email leak fixed, old addresses still exposedApple Hide My Email leak was verified fixed in July 2026, but pre-July addresses may still appear in third-party mail logs.Email Privacy10 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 23, 2026Blastmail Breach: Four Brands Warn of Subscriber LeaksA hacked mail vendor confirms some subscriber lists were taken; a newspaper says about 253,000 members leaked, and three more brands warn of possible leaks.Data Breaches9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 23, 2026Capcom: 11.77M CAPCOM ID emails leaked, warns of phishingCapcom confirmed 11.77 million CAPCOM ID emails leaked and warned that forgers will impersonate the company. The leaked login metadata makes them convincing.Data Breaches8 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 23, 2026Can One Account Hold Your Real Name and Anonymous Aliases?One account can hold your real-name address and your anonymous aliases. It also holds the record that joins them. Whether that matters is a threat-model call.Email Aliases13 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 23, 2026Should You Use a Separate Email for Banking?Banking deserves its own email address, but the bank itself should get a permanent real address, never a masked one. Aliases for the rest keep it isolated.Email Aliases9 min read
