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Cybersquatting reached a new high this year

27

Dec

2022

Cybersquatting, a method of tricking victims into visiting malicious websites, has reached record highs in 2022, new reports have claimed. Data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) analyzed by Atlas VPN found 5,616 cybersquatting disputes filed with the organization this year, representing almost a 10% increase compared to 2021. Cybersquatting is a method in […]

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How a bad keystroke can lead you to SpeedUpKit ‘scareware’

17

Jun

2015

Dozens of misspelled domain names that spoof major brands are leading unsuspecting PC users to a questionable tune-up application called SpeedUpKit. Since people are unlikely to seek out the application, its promoters rely partly on people misspelling the domain name for prominent brands to lead them to it. If you try to access the obituary […]

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The rise of a typosquatting army

22

Jan

2012

The week before we published a blog that discussed typosquatting of social web sites that lead visitors to spam survey sites with a high Alexa ranking. With our on-going research, we discovered that cyber-criminals are carrying out even more work, and the campaign is more widespread than we originally thought. Their targets are not limited to […]

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