Got phished at a coffee shop wifi last month

I was at a Starbucks downtown grabbing a quick espresso between client sessions. Connected to their free wifi like always, and a popup asked me to verify my email through a Google login. Typed in my credentials before I realized the URL was g00gle-login.co, not real Google. Someone cloned the whole login page and I handed over my password like a fool. Has anyone else run into fake login portals at public wifi spots?

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avery6293d ago

Dude yes! This exact scenario happened to me last year at a Panera. I was trying to log into my work email and a popup said my session expired so I typed everything in. It wasn't until I couldn't get back into my account later that I realized the URL was panera-wifi-portal.com or something sketchy. Now I always check the URL bar like three times before typing anything. Also started using a VPN on public wifi ever since.