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Watch out for sneaky web link tricks that use lookalike letters

Reported by Kunal Bhatia (Senior Writer) · Google News - UK Technology ·

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UPDATE - follow-up to Reαd carefully: how to spot – and avoid – a homoglyph attack - theguardian.com: Internet users must stay alert to homoglyph attacks, a digital trick where hackers use lookalike letters from different alphabets to build fake web addresses that look completely real. Online criminals use these swapped characters to fool people into visiting dangerous websites without noticing the tiny spelling change. Security teams advise people to check link addresses carefully before clicking and to rely on trusted bookmarks to stay safe from this trick.

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