My email got hacked last month and I only have myself to blame

I was at a coffee shop in Austin using their free WiFi (I know, I know) and clicked a link in a sketchy email that looked like it was from my bank. Next thing I knew, someone changed my password and locked me out of my own inbox for three days until support helped me get it back. Has anyone else had a close call like this and what tool do you use to check if a link is safe before you click it?

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wadeyoung1d ago

Oh man, I gotta push back a little on that. Free WiFi is probably the least of your worries here since clicking that phishing link is what actually got you.

wadeyoung1d ago

Kinda doubt one bad click would wreck your whole system if you had decent antivirus running.

torres.leo1d ago

Holy cow, you actually clicked the link?!