Am I the only one who just found out about password manager auto-fill risks?

Lucas Bell · 2026-03-12T18:40:06.136844+00:00

I was setting up a new account on a sketchy-looking forum last week and my password manager tried to auto-fill my main email login there. It freaked me out because the site could have been a fake page trying to steal my info. Has anyone else turned off auto-fill for this reason, or is there a safer way to use it?

faithwalker7mo ago

Seriously, how often does that actually happen though?

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mitchell.christopher7mo ago

Turned mine off after the same thing happened on a dodgy shopping site. Honestly it just felt too risky letting it fill anything automatically. Now I copy and paste from the manager instead.

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jennifershah6mo ago

Copy and paste still sends your password to the site, so it doesn't fix the main risk.

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