Showerthought: My $10 password manager subscription saved me from a $500 phishing scam last month

I got an email that looked exactly like my bank's login page. It even had the right logo and formatting. I almost clicked the link, but my password manager didn't autofill because the domain was wrong. That little popup saved me from giving a scammer my credentials. How much have you spent on security tools that actually worked when it counted?

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blairwhite20d ago

Honestly I used to think password managers were overkill but that popup saved my butt too.

the_gavin20d ago

Dude, same thing almost happened to me. That little popup from my password manager weirdly calling out the wrong URL is the only reason I didn't hand over my login to some scammer. Now I just let the manager fill everything in, and if it doesn't, I ain't typing a thing.