Definitions
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- noun Internet A form of
cybersquatting that involves theregistration ofdomain names likely to bemistyped byusers , e.g. exmaple.com for example.com.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Moreover, close website names increase the possibility of confusion and for claims of "typosquatting"--- setting up a website designed to harvest hits from misspelled searches for a known site.
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Moreover, close website names increase the possibility of confusion and for claims of "typosquatting"--- setting up a website designed to harvest hits from misspelled searches for a known site.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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In a research paper he and Harvard Law colleague Tyler Moore are planning to publish in the coming weeks, Edelman enumerates what he claims is the most thorough catalogue ever produced of so-called typosquatting domains -- millions of empty Web sites that register misspellings of popular sites and cover them with ads.
Google's Ad Gadfly 2009
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Harvard University researchers Tyler Moore and Benjamin Edelman estimate that Google could be making millions from the practice, known as "typosquatting", because its network of display ads -- from which it receives a cut of the profits -- run on the typo'd sites.
ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News Andrew Nusca 2010
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The claim centres on a controversial scheme known as "typosquatting", the practice of registering a misspelled variant of a popular web domain.
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now Gabor 2010
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Though he freely admits to "typosquatting," as the practice is called, Temme was irked that Microsoft never sent him a cease-and-desist letter, instead making its first move in court.
The Microsoft Blog Nick Eaton 2010
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The claim centres on a controversial scheme known as "typosquatting", the practice of registering a misspelled variant of a popular web domain.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
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The claim centres on a controversial scheme known as "typosquatting", the practice of registering a misspelled variant of a popular web domain.
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The claim centres on a controversial scheme known as "typosquatting", the practice of registering a misspelled variant of a popular web domain.
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now Tom Krazit 2010
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The claim centres on a controversial scheme known as "typosquatting", the practice of registering a misspelled variant of a popular web domain.
Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now Tom Krazit 2010
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One such risk is typosquatting, a form of social engineering attack that tries to lure users into visiting malicious sites with URLs that are common misspellings of legitimate sites.
How to stop typosquatting attacks Sam Bocetta 2023
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