ProtonA #cyberattack on the national public employment service France Travail exposed the personal data of up to 43 million people.
Here’s what you need know.
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What happened?
Personal information was exposed, including full names, social security numbers, birth dates, email addresses, postal addresses, and phone numbers.
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Check sender information
Always check the sender’s name and email address for spelling mistakes and gibberish before you respond or click on a link.
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Confirm links
When using a desktop computer, you can hover over a link to check the full website address.
#ProtonMail has a handy link confirmation tool for web and mobile that displays the full URL of the link and asks for confirmation before taking you there.
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Use an email alias
#ProtonMail offers hide-my-email aliases to protect your actual email address.
An email #alias allows you to forward incoming messages to another address while keeping your identity hidden.
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Online privacy is a fundamental human right. That’s why Proton provides accessible and #opensource technology to expand access to #privacy, security, and freedom online.
To read the complete guide and get a free Proton account, visit: https://proton.me/blog/france-travail-cyberattack
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werost@protonprivacy if only sending mails from those #alias would be dead simple, which it isn’t right now! You need another app to reverse the addressees mail address. 🫣
@rowest Thanks for the suggestion, we're actually looking into it.