Typosquatting
A web address built to look almost exactly like a real one.
Learn it through a story
- The Message From "Bank Manager Uncle" (Cybersecurity for Juniors 1, Ch 2)
- The Tool Nobody Approved (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 7)
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Related terms
- Too-good-to-be-true offer Something valuable offered for nothing, with no real reason given.
- Trigger The secret signal, like the yellow sticker, that activates a backdoor.
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) A second, different check, like a one-time code, on top of your password.
- Unsolicited download A file that arrives or installs without being properly requested.
- Untrusted data Content from outside that might contain tricks.
- UPI (Unified Payments Interface) India's widely used instant payment system, often used through QR codes.