Email address is a vital online identity. Its presence in a data breach can be the gateway to identity theft, fraud and ransomware attacks. Criminals can use the leaked account and password combinations to try to sign in to other sites, shops, and online services, a process called “credential stuffing.” These are some of the simple measures that you can do to alleviate the risk. Confirm the Data Breach and Its Source It’s a scary feeling when you find out your email address was included in a data breach. In case attackers are able to guess your email/password combination, they…