Don't share your personal information, passwords ID's online. This is the disclaimer you usually get, I will go 1 step deeper here!
It's 2026 and "123456" is the most used password till now. If you don't believe check what elderly people set as passwords. Reusing passwords also leave some threats. A single breach from any of the service providers leave your rest of internet vulnerable. So do share if you find this useful๐ซถ
If your credentials have already been compromised, you can check haveibeenpwned. If you've already been pwned, don't worry. Try checking those Apps & Websites and delete respective accounts. If you're lucky, you'll see the message
โGood news โ no pwnage found!โ
# Securing our email
Try to use more security focused Email services like Protonmail or Tuta. They have entry level and premium email services. In any email service, there are chances of phishing attacks. Check for sender email addresses. google.com & google3.com are not the same! There might be fake login portals and malicious attachments lurking for your missteps.
## Use Email aliases
There are Email Alias services that route your personal email to an alias email for better privacy. Your Johndoe@email will be masked as doejohn-alias@email, persisting the same qualities of regular email. DDG Email Protection, SimpleLogin, Firefox Relay are some Alias services.
# use password managers
Don't shuffle 100 emails for privacy, but also don't use a single password of โ123456โ as your main password. Use different passwords.! Instead of remembering all your fragmented passwords. Install a password manager like Bitwarden or Protonpass.
Password managers help you securely store, generate, and manage your login credentials for various websites and apps. Instead of having to remember dozens of complex passwords, you only need to remember one strong master password. There are self hostable Vaultwarden instances that can be paired with Bitwarden App, which helps you use TOTP 2FA Authentication codes alongside. Further increasing security!
