1Password helps prevent your passwords from going to scam sites

By Varun Mirchandani Published January 22, 2026 7:36 PM

Phishing scams are evolving fast, and AI-assisted sites are making fake login pages look more convincing than ever. To help users stay safe, 1Password, one of the most widely used password managers, is rolling out a new built-in anti-phishing feature in its browser extensions and apps. The goal is simple: prevent your device from automatically providing saved credentials on sites that don’t match the URLs where those logins were originally stored.

Instead of quietly refusing to autofill credentials on a suspicious domain, the updated 1Password now adds a proactive warning pop-up whenever you try to paste a saved login into a site whose URL doesn’t line up with what 1Password has saved for that account. That additional prompt gives you a moment to stop, think, and check the address bar. It’s a simple but crucial step in avoiding scams that rely on slightly misspelled or deceptively similar website names.

At its core, the new feature is designed to reduce human error as phishing scams become more convincing. Attackers often use realistic emails or ads to lure people to fake login pages that look legitimate at a glance. By blocking autofill and warning users when they try to paste credentials into an unfamiliar site, 1Password adds a second layer of protection before usernames and passwords are handed over.

For individual and family users, the feature is enabled by default as it rolls out. Business and enterprise customers can switch it on through the 1Password admin console under Authentication Policies. This reflects a broader shift in password security, recognizing that saved credentials are only as safe as the websites they’re entered into, especially as AI-generated phishing pages become harder to spot.

The new protection builds on 1Password’s existing safeguards, like URL matching and restricted autofill. While it won’t stop every scam or social-engineering trick, it significantly lowers the risk of accidentally entering your login details on a fake site just because it looks real. As phishing attacks grow more frequent, paying attention to these warnings and double-checking URLs may be one of the simplest ways to stay safer online.