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mail.com announces top 10 most-used email domains in 2025

Next to @mail.com, the most popular domains over the past year are @email.com, @usa.com and @post.com. 2 min.

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Domains Features Press release
86 people found this article helpful.

Black Friday turns into spam week: 10% spike in phishing emails

As online shoppers gear up for Black Friday bargains, email provider mail.com highlights an often-overlooked downside of the season: a 10% rise in spam and phishing emails. The sharp increase during Black Friday week reflects how scammers exploit the seasonal shopping rush. 3 min.

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Phishing Press release Spam
36 people found this article helpful.

Black Friday: Festival for AI-generated spam and phishing

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the weeks leading up to them are peak season for bargain hunters. Criminals are particularly active when numerous online shops are already advertising special offers. 3 min.

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Phishing Press release Spam
210 people found this article helpful.

Summer vacation goes digital: Travel better with the cloud

America is packing its bags: the 2023 vacation season is in full swing. Many people already make their travel plans online, but the internet can also ease many stresses for travelers once they’re on the road. 3 min.

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Cloud mail.com Press release
201 people found this article helpful.

World Password Day: ChatGPT is not a password manager

Good passwords are the foundation of internet security. Experts recommend using a unique, complex password for every login and online account. As the number of internet accounts steadily increases, this becomes quite a challenge – can modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT help us invent and manage secure passwords? "It depends," says Arne Allisat, Head of Email Security at mail.com. 3 min.

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AI Interview Password Press release
121 people found this article helpful.

mail.com announces 10 most popular email domains

Email service lets users choose from more than 100 domains to create 10 free custom addresses. 2 min.

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Domains Features Press release
315 people found this article helpful.

Black Friday: Up to 20 percent more spam

Black Friday is high season for internet bargain hunters. Wherever a lot of money is being spent online, however, cybercriminals are often not far behind. Email provider mail.com sees an increase in spam and phishing during the bargain holidays, with fake vouchers and shipping scams topping the list of scammers’ tricks. 3 min.

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Phishing Press release Spam
73 people found this article helpful.

Pet names & family birthdays: Popular passwords in different countries

Would you use your pet’s name as a password? This is a popular option in the UK. Or your wife’s birthday? Then you might be German! A mail.com survey sheds light on password trends in several different countries. 3 min.

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Password Press release Security Trends
73 people found this article helpful.

mail.com Cloud sync: New software for Mac and PC

mail.com introduces an easy way to download and/or share cloud docs and photos: With the new mail.com Cloud sync tool for Windows or Mac, files saved in the mail.com Cloud can also be made available offline. 2 min.

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Cloud Press release
139 people found this article helpful.

Black Friday: mail.com provides more protection against phishing with DMARC security standard

The email provider mail.com is now using the international security standard DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance). This improves the protection of its users against fraud emails with forged sender addresses. 2 min.

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mail.com Phishing Press release Security
140 people found this article helpful.

Happy birthday, email!

This year marks the 50th anniversary of email, a technology that has transformed the way the world communicates. From the first-ever message “QWERTYUIOP” to forming the backbone of today’s digital services, email has come a long way. 2 min.

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Email mail.com Press release
45 people found this article helpful.

Americans see data disclosure by internet companies or authorities as one of biggest threats to data security

Majority of U.S. Americans concerned about hacker attacks A quarter worry about burglary and damage to homes Dangerous lack of awareness: More than one in ten respond to spam emails 3 min.

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mail.com Press release Security Trends
102 people found this article helpful.

mail.com updates its email service with two-factor authentication and new spam recognition technology

Two-factor authentication is now available to all mail.com users worldwide. The security feature provides additional protection both to the mailbox and to the cloud. With active two-factor authentication, account data is safe from unauthorized access, even if the account password is lost or compromised. To log in, users who activate two-factor authentication in their account settings will be required to enter not only their personal password, but also a temporary 6-digit one-time code generated by an authentication app on their smartphone. 3 min.

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2FA mail.com Press release Security
3,619 people found this article helpful.

mail.com now running on wind energy

Company’s own data center in Lenexa, KS is now operating on 100% clean energy. 2 min.

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Email Environment mail.com Press release
140 people found this article helpful.

Email pioneer mail.com celebrates 25 years of reliable service and unique domain names

Founded in the early days of email, the mail.com brand is still going strong, letting customers maintain their original personalized email addresses while offering cutting-edge technical infrastructure, security and privacy protection. 3 min.

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Email History mail.com Press release
134 people found this article helpful.