combosquatting
Registering a domain that adds an extra word to a known brand, such as the name plus login, support or pay. Nothing is misspelled, so it can look official. Academic research found it far more common than typosquatting Registering misspellings of well-known names to catch typing mistakes. Full definition of typosquatting. It is used for phishing Impersonating a trusted party to steal data, often with look-alike domains. Full definition of phishing, scams and trademark abuse.
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- Security and abuse