Typosquatting, also called URL hijacking, a sting site, a cousin domain, or a fake URL, is a form of cybersquatting, and possibly brandjacking which relies on mistakes such as typos made by Internet users when inputting a website address into a web browser.

Typosquatting is what we call it when people - often criminals - register a common misspelling of another organization's domain as their own. For example: tailspintoy.com instead of tailspintoys.com (note the missing "s").

Typosquatting is a form of cybercrime that involves hackers registering domains with deliberately misspelled names of well-known websites. Hackers do this to lure unsuspecting visitors to alternative websites, typically for malicious purposes.

2024年1月25日 · This post looks at how typosquatting works and what you can do to defend against it. Typosquatting is an online attack that is pulled off by exploiting minor typos in URLs. The exploited typos may result from user error or be part of a social engineering attack.

2023年11月24日 · Learn what typosquatting is, how it works, the different forms it can take, why people do it, and how to avoid URL scams and fake websites in this guide.

2021年5月19日 · What is Typosquatting? Typosquatting uses modified or misspelled domain names to trick users into visiting fraudulent websites. Threat actors have several different typosquatting techniques at their disposal.

2024年6月5日 · Typosquatting is a social engineering attack involving a fake website that the victim accesses by mistyping a URL. The fake website is usually made to look identical to its legitimate counterpart and is registered under a similar domain.

2025年1月16日 · Typosquatting, or URL hijacking, is a form of cybersquatting targeting people that accidentally mistype a website address directly into their web browser URL field. Cybersquatters register domain names that are a slight variation of the target brand (usually a common spelling error).

2020年12月18日 · A typosquatting attack, also known as a URL hijacking, a sting site, or a fake URL, is a type of social engineering where threat actors impersonate legitimate domains for malicious purposes...

What Is Typosquatting? Typosquatting is like a cunning chameleon. It preys on our human tendency to fumble our keystrokes. Here’s how it works: The Setup: Threat actors register domain names that look eerily similar to legitimate ones. Think “CSOnline.com” instead of “CSOOnline.com.” Sneaky, right?