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Two characters open up a world of typosquatting opportunities in Chromium browsers
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Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Chromium-based browsers that allows attackers to use characters from various languages, such as Cyrillic and Hausa, to register domain names that closely resemble popular websites. The article details how these characters are used to create domain names that appear similar to legitimate sites, and how browser defenses are often insufficient to detect these imitations.
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