Matt Just had this e-mail sent by the global security team at work Global IT Security would like you to be aware of Typosquatting and know what you can do to avoid falling victim to it. Typosquatters register intentionally misspelled domain name variations of the actual company's trademark. The typosquatter profits by directing traffic away from the actual Web site to the typosquatter's rogue site. Typical typosquatting methods are "mousetrapping" and "redirecting." "Mousetrapping" traps the user who has mistyped a domain name in a Web site that inundates the user with advertisements and will not allow the user to escape the Web site. "Redirecting" redirects the user to another Web site that typically shows a competitor's product or the opposing view of another group. Please read the attached article on Typosquatting and familiarise yourself with step which maybe taken to avoid it. http://www.scmagazineuk.com/Hackers-mov ... le/123001/
JohnnyN Regal were guilty of this a while back. If you mis-spelt Courtenay Sport when typing their web address it took you to the Regal website.
Matt JohnnyN said: Regal were guilty of this a while back. If you mis-spelt Courtenay Sport when typing their web address it took you to the Regal website. Oops! That is very naughty