typosquatting

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00:55 Nov 2, 2020
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
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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Definition from Tweakers:
Typosquatting is een bekende methode om verkeer naar een bepaald domein te trekken door een sterk lijkend domein te registreren. De naam refereert aan het verschijnsel dat mensen de naam van het legitieme domein verkeerd intoetsen, waardoor ze op het kwaadaardige domein terechtkomen. Typosquatting kan echter ook gebruikt worden om onoplettende gebruikers via links naar kwaadaardige sites te sturen.

Example sentence(s):
  • Nu steeds meer organisaties hun merk online monitoren, zoeken cyberciminelen een nieuwe ingang. Domeinnamen die lijken op namen van bekende (vak)media zijn daarbij een populair nieuw doelwit. Deze ‘PR-variant van typosquatting’ was een van de belangrijkste phishingtrends van 2019. - SIDN  
  • Een bijzondere manier van domeinnaam kapen is typosquatting. - Frankwatching  
Erwin van Wouw
Netherlands
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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