Email Security

Why Government and Healthcare Email Is So Vulnerable—and How to Protect Yours A new analysis from Security Affairs, published in early July 2026, points to government and healthcare organizations as the weakest links in global email security. The report doesn’t name specific breaches, but it outlines a pattern that security researchers have been warning about for years: attackers are increasingly targeting sectors that hold high-value personal data but often rely on outdated email defenses. For ordinary users, the implications are more direct than you might think. ...

Your Email Is the Weakest Link: Why Government and Healthcare Accounts Are at Risk If you’ve ever logged into a patient portal to book a doctor’s appointment or filed a tax return online, you’ve entrusted sensitive personal data to organizations that, according to a recent security analysis, are failing to protect it. A report highlighted by Security Affairs found that government agencies and healthcare providers are the weakest links in global email security — meaning your medical records, tax information, and other private data may be more exposed than you realize. ...

5 Cloud Email Security Defenses Everyone Should Use Now If you use Gmail, Outlook, or any other cloud email service, your inbox is a prime target for attackers. Phishing attempts are no longer limited to crude “Nigerian prince” scams. Today they can include convincing messages that appear to come from a hotel you recently booked, a delivery service you actually used, or your own bank. In June 2026, KnowBe4 reported a wave of phishing attacks that used real hotel reservation details to trick travelers into clicking malicious links. ...

Apple’s Hide My Email Bug Can Reveal Your Real Address — What to Do Now A security report published this week details a bug in Apple’s Hide My Email feature that can expose your actual email address to third parties under certain conditions. The issue appears to have existed for about a year, and it affects anyone who uses iCloud+ and relies on the service to keep their real inbox hidden. Here’s what we know and what you can do in the meantime. ...

Apple’s Hide My Email Has a Bug That Reveals Your Real Address — Here’s What to Do If you use Apple’s Hide My Email feature to keep your real inbox private, a newly reported bug may have been quietly undermining that protection. Security publication SC Media disclosed on July 2 that a flaw in the iCloud+ service, present for roughly a year, can expose your actual iCloud email address when you send messages through the system. ...

Apple’s Hide My Email Bug Exposes Your Real Address: What to Do Apple’s Hide My Email feature, available to iCloud+ subscribers, lets you create random email aliases when signing up for services. Those aliases forward messages to your real inbox without revealing your true address. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. ...

Apple’s Hide My Email Bug Exposes Your Real Address: What to Do Now A year‑old bug in Apple’s Hide My Email feature may leak your actual email address when you forward messages. Here’s what the problem is, how to check if you’re affected, and what you can do to protect your privacy until Apple issues a fix. ...

Apple’s Hide My Email bug may expose your real address — what to do now If you use Apple’s Hide My Email feature to keep your personal inbox private, a recently disclosed bug might have undone that protection without you noticing. According to a report from SC Media on July 2, 2026, the flaw has existed for at least a year and can reveal your actual email address when you reply to a message forwarded through the service. Apple has not yet publicly acknowledged the bug or released a fix, so users need to take some steps on their own for now. ...

New Phishing Service ARToken Makes Business Email Compromise Easier: What You Need to Know If you run a small business or handle email communications at work, you’ve probably heard about phishing attacks. But there’s a more targeted and costly variant called business email compromise (BEC) that scammers have been refining for years. Now, a new phishing-as-a-service platform called ARToken is making these sophisticated attacks available to nearly anyone willing to pay. ...

How to Protect Yourself from a New Phishing Toolkit Called ARToken We’ve seen the headlines before: another round of sophisticated phishing attacks, another set of financial losses. But a fresh development in the cybercrime world is worth attention because it lowers the bar for attackers. A toolkit called ARToken, described by security researchers as a “phishing-as-a-service” platform, is designed specifically to carry out business email compromise (BEC) attacks—the type where an email appears to come from a boss, a vendor, or a trusted partner, asking for a payment or sensitive data. ...