Separately, Cato’s traffic analysis report uncovered the most frequently spoofed shopping sites, which are often used in phishing and spoofing attempts so hackers can get access to personal information.
These cybersquatting efforts, also known as domain squatting, use a domain name to capitalize on the reputation and recognition of a brand that belongs to someone else. By incorporating common typos or slight word differences into domain names, bad actors can pose as legitimate sites and gain access to users who mistakenly entered the typo.
According to the report, Booking, Amazon, and eBay are the top three well-known brands involved in spoofing attempts. Other commonly spoofed brands include Pinterest, Google, Apple, Netflix, Microsoft, Instagram, and YouTube.
