There's a good chance you've been using the same email address everywhere online. For example, the address you use for your bank account is likely the same one you use for your streaming accounts.

The first sign that something’s wrong is almost always the same. Friends and business contacts complain that they’re receiving mail with advertisements from you. Dozens of notifications from mailer ...

Your email address is your identity, so you should treat it with care. Start by following these best practices.

Hackers can use your email for scams, but you can avoid running into that problem by using burner email accounts.

Update, Dec. 16, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 14 now includes additional advice on how to securely recover a forgotten username and password to an inactive Gmail account to prevent ...