![]() Newsday (52 historical high-risk domains)Ģ. ![]() Here's the list of publishers with the most high-risk domains:ġ. The "safest" of the sites also fits the same description. The top news site, for example, is not a national newspaper or a computer-security site but has still managed to draw a record 52 "high risk" domains, according to DomainTools. What we found is that domain names of top news outlets have indeed been spoofed, and subject to typosquatting techniques."Īmong the news site rankings, there are a few surprises. "With the uptick in fake news sites in recent years, we were curious about the possible connection between typosquatting campaigns and the dissemination of disinformation. "It’s no secret that disinformation campaigns have been on the rise," Imai told me. These criminal activities can potentially extract personally identifiable information, download malware to a device, or spoof news sites to spread disinformation. Spoofing happens when a scammer pretends to be a premium publisher. Typosquatting, also called URL hijacking, relies on mistakes made by Internet users when typing a website address into a web browser. So, as a consumer advocate, and as a heavy consumer of news, I follow studies like this closely.ĭomainTools' research shows how malicious actors use tricks like typosquatting and spoofing on domains as tactics to carry out malicious campaigns. ![]() Authenticity and trust are the building blocks of a terrific customer service experience. ![]()
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