Word of the day: Homograph Attackby the pureversity team
| word: Homograph Attack | pronunciation: Ho-mo-graf Uh-tak | Definition :A phishing technique where attackers use visually similar characters (e.g., "paypaI.com" vs. "paypal.com") to trick users into clicking malicious links.In the words of famous people :
hypothetically speaking ......
who do you think would be describing Homograph Attack here?
(obligatory disclaimer: they didn't actually say it)
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"A homograph attack is like changing one letter on a fake ID—most people won’t notice, but it makes all the difference."
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Question & answer time :
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What percentage of phishing attacks use homograph techniques?
01000
Did you know? 3 astonishing facts about Homograph Attack :
1.Homograph attacks trick users with look-alike domains.
2.Unicode characters make homograph attacks harder to detect.
3.Browsers now implement defenses against homograph attacks.
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Word of the day: Homograph Attackby the pureversity team
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