Top-level domain confusion

Top-level domain confusion

6 years ago
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-ride-on-voter-info-website-popularity-to-push-scareware-alerts/

Online swindlers looking for a quick buck are using a domain that can be easily confused with a voter information website to redirect users to pages pushing various types of scams.

With the US midterm elections on November 6 and English comedian John Oliver promoting the website on his show last week, visits to VOTE411.org increased significantly.

Top-level domain confusion

Nov 5, 2018, 12:16pm UTC
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-ride-on-voter-info-website-popularity-to-push-scareware-alerts/ > Online swindlers looking for a quick buck are using a domain that can be easily confused with a voter information website to redirect users to pages pushing various types of scams. > With the US midterm elections on November 6 and English comedian John Oliver promoting the website on his show last week, visits to VOTE411.org increased significantly.