Ahsan Luqman·October 20, 2026H2O Retailing Confirms 1.26 Million H2O ID Records LeakedH2O Retailing confirmed a 16 October intrusion exposed 1.26M records: names, addresses, phones, DOB, emails. A second system is under investigation.Data Breaches7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 20, 2026HOLLYS Confirms Breach of 2.76M Records With PasswordsHOLLYS says unauthorised access from 3 Sep to 7 Oct exposed member IDs, passwords and contact details from 2009-2020 data. Change every reused password now.Data Breaches7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 20, 2026Check Any Email for Phishing in 60 Seconds With Three ChecksOne suspicious email, sixty seconds: check the sender domain, hover every link, and question the ask. The alias test exposes most forgeries.Phishing9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 20, 2026A Hacked Email Means Two Jobs: Get Back In, Then Evict ThemYour email was hacked. You have two jobs: get back in, then evict the intruder from your sessions, mail rules and recovery settings. Work them in this order.Email Security10 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 20, 2026Is Outlook Safe? Strong Security, Weak Privacy, Harden ItOutlook.com has strong account security and weak email privacy. Lock the account with a passkey and two-step verification, and stop handing out the address.Outlook10 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 20, 2026Use a Separate Alias per Social Platform to Contain LeaksFacebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have each leaked hundreds of millions of addresses. The answer is one alias per platform, so a leak at one site chains nowhere.Email Privacy9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 19, 2026Changing Your Password Does Not Always Stop a HackerA password change closes the front door. Sessions, tokens, recovery tricks and malware are the side doors, and they stay open until you close them too.Password Security9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 19, 2026Fancl and Attenir Breach Hits 785,496 Members' Email DataFancl and Attenir confirmed a breach hitting 785,496 members. Email addresses, names, birthdates and phone numbers leaked. Payment data did not.Data Breaches9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 19, 2026Nikkei Third Breach Exposes 1.83M Records, 120,000 EmailsNikkei disclosed a third breach in twelve days: stolen credentials opened a development cloud service, exposing 1.83M records, about 120,000 with emails.Data Breaches7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 19, 2026Seven breaches this week exposed identity files, not cardsSeven 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.Data Breaches6 min read
