Threat actors have used visually similar domains to deceive users into visiting malicious websites since the advent of the internet. These domains, called lookalike domains, are so synonymous with phishing attacks that security awareness training includes learning to inspect links for them.
However, in spite of awareness campaigns and advances in technology, lookalike domains represent a persistent threat to consumers and organizations, one that actors continually adapt. Everyone is a target; from consumers to governments, from major retail brands to small restaurants, from world-renowned technology companies to lesser-known ones like ours.
In this paper, you’ll see that “everyone is a target” with examples of real domains and campaigns.
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However, in spite of awareness campaigns and advances in technology, lookalike domains represent a persistent threat to consumers and organizations, one that actors continually adapt. Everyone is a target; from consumers to governments, from major retail brands to small restaurants, from world-renowned technology companies to lesser-known ones like ours.
In this paper, you’ll see that “everyone is a target” with examples of real domains and campaigns.
read more ( PDF)
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