Ahsan Luqman·October 8, 2026Spammers Did Not Hack You. Here Is Where They Got Your EmailSpammers harvest addresses four ways: breaches, scrapers, brokers, and guessing. You cannot stop the harvest, but you can make each address name its source.Email Spam9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 8, 2026Lawson Breach Exposed 2.15 Million Member RecordsLawson confirmed attackers reached its ID systems on Sep 12-14, taking 2.155 million member records. Email addresses were not leaked, per Lawson's 24 October correction.Data Breaches7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 7, 2026Asahi Kasei Subsidiary Reports Breach Affecting Up to 558,700 PeopleAsahi Kasei Therapeutics disclosed a breach that may have exposed up to 558,700 people's details, including 44,000 email addresses.Data Breaches9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 7, 2026Double Counter Data Breach Leaked 1 Million EmailsDouble Counter disclosed an October 4 attack that copied about 1 million email addresses plus Discord usernames and IP records. What was taken, and what to do.Data Breaches8 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 7, 2026Nikkei Confirms Breach After 9,000 Phishing Emails Sent From Hacked Employee AccountNikkei disclosed that attackers hijacked an employee's email account and sent 9,000 phishing emails; 1,646 names and emails may have leaked.Data Breaches7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 7, 2026nimoca Confirms Data Breach Affecting 521 Customersnimoca's operator confirmed 521 users' emails, card numbers and dates of birth leaked from its usage-history service, uncovered by one customer's phone call.Data Breaches7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 7, 2026314,009 OfferBox Students' Names and Emails Exposed to Employersi-plug says a page on its OfferBox job service served students' names and email addresses to employers, breaking its own non-disclosure promise for up to 314,009 people.Data Breaches8 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 7, 2026Southern Company Confirms Data Breach Affecting 400,000 CustomersSouthern Company confirmed unauthorized access to its customer portal affecting about 400,000 accounts. Emails, names and SSN fragments exposed; what to do.Data Breaches7 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 6, 2026ASOS Confirms Hack After Attackers Sent 'ASOS HACKED' Alert Through Its Own AppASOS confirmed it was hacked after its app sent customers an 'ASOS HACKED' ransom note. Names and contact details may have been accessed.Data Breaches9 min read
Ahsan Luqman·October 6, 2026Citizen Confirms Vendor Breach, Up to 100,000 Customers May Be AffectedCitizen Watch says up to 100,000 customers may be affected after unauthorised access to Scala Communications' servers, the same vendor behind the Daiwa breach.Data Breaches8 min read
