Results for 'squatting'
Large typosquatting campaign delivers tech support scams
October 21, 2022 - This blog post was authored by Jérôme SeguraIn recent years, tech support scammers have become very familiar with the mechanics of...
Explained: typosquatting [updated]
June 23, 2016 - Typosquatting is a term you may have seen when reading about Internet scams. In essence it relies on users making typing...
Fake LightShot Website goes Typosquatting
March 31, 2015 - From the “Now you see it, now you don’t” casefile – a website which until recently mimicked the look and feel of LightShot,...
Steam Account Phishers Caught Squatting
July 1, 2014 - Steam’s Summer Sale officially concluded Sunday. This, however, did not deter scammers from continuing to target users with accounts on Valve’s popular...
Fake CAPTCHA scam turns a quick click into a costly phone bill
April 28, 2026 - Scammers are using fake CAPTCHA pages to rack up international SMS charges on victims’ phone bills, and then take a cut.
A fake Slack download is giving attackers a hidden desktop on your machine
April 16, 2026 - This trojanized Slack installer looks normal, but quietly gives attackers an invisible desktop to access your accounts and data. We take a deep dive into the attack.
Fake Huorong security site infects users with ValleyRAT
February 23, 2026 - One extra letter in the domain is all it takes to hand over remote control of your system.
How real software downloads can hide remote backdoors
January 14, 2026 - Attackers use legitimate open-source software as cover, relying on user trust to compromise systems. We dive into an example.




