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Most phishing emails are so bad, it’s quite terrifying when you see a convincing one like this.

Email is such an utter shitfest. Even tech-savvy people fall for phishing emails, what hope do normal people have.

I recommend people save URLs in their password managers, and get in the habit of auto-filling. That way, you’ll at least notice if you’re trying to log into a malicious site. Unfortunately, it’s not foolproof, because plenty of sites ask you to randomly sign into different URLs. Sigh…



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