Typosquatting is a social engineering and cybersquatting technique in which attackers register domain names similar to legitimate ones, hoping users will make a typographical error and visit their malicious website instead.
[Reference:, CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Official Study Guide, Domain 2.2: "Typosquatting involves registering misspelled versions of legitimate domain names to trick users.", Exam Objectives 2.2: “Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators associated with application attacks.”, , , , , , , , ]
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