typosquatting

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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
Additional field(s): Computers: Software, Computers: Systems, Networks, Internet, e-Commerce, Journalism

English term or phrase: typosquatting

Definition from McAfee:
Typosquatting, also known as URL hijacking, is a form of cybersquatting (sitting on sites under someone else’s brand or copyright) that targets Internet users who incorrectly type a website address into their web browser (e.g., “Gooogle.com” instead of “Google.com”). When users make such a typographical error, they may be led to an alternative website owned by a hacker that is usually designed for malicious purposes.Hackers often create fake websites that imitate the look and feel of your intended destination so you may not realize you’re at a different site. Sometimes these sites exist to sell products and services that are in direct competition with those sold at the website you had intended to visit, but most often they are intended to steal your personal identifiable information, including credit cards or passwords.

Example sentence(s):

Registering multiple spellings of your domain name could end up saving your customers and your brand reputation in the long run. Consider acronyms, plural, typos, hyphen, etc — every possible mistake that could lead to probable typosquatting. Medium
When the international domain name rules were changed to allow anyone to register a URL with an extension previously tied to specific countries, it created a brand new wave of typosquatting attacks. spambrella
More recently, typosquatting has been used to spread so-called ‘fake news’, by presenting false news stories in links that appear to be from legitimate news outlets, at first glance at least. On social media, this is often enough to go viral. fasthosts

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误植域名

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误植域名

Definition from wikipedia:
误植域名（Typosquatting），也称作URL劫持，假URL等，是一种域名抢注的形式，常常会导致品牌劫持及钓鱼式攻击。这种劫持的方式通常有赖于用户在浏览器中输入网址时，犯下诸如错误拼写等错误。用户一旦不小心输入了一个错误的网址，便有可能被导向任何一个其他的网址（比如说一个域名抢注者运营的网站）。

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误植域名（Typosquatting）是网络蟑螂的一种形式，依靠网络使用者的打字错误所作的域名抢先注册。一般来说，网络蟑螂将注册一个和知名网站位址似是而非的错误网址，以其接收网络使用者在网页浏览器打错网址时的流量。故意引领错误进入一个网页，或纳入其元数据，还可以招来在搜索引擎输入这些错字的不知情访客。 - 百度百科

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