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Out of character: Homograph attacks explained

🗓️ 06 Oct 2017 15:00:10Reported by Malwarebytes LabsType 
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Out of character: Homograph attacks explained. Homograph attacks exploit similarities in character scripts to deceive users and create fake domains that appear legitimate. New York security enthusiast Zheng identified a flaw in modern browsers' handling of domain names, enabling the creation and registration of phony domains. He demonstrated this with the use of Cyrillic characters in a proof-of-concept (PoC) page

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06 Oct 2017 15:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
homograph attackscharacter scriptsphishingbrowser securitycyrillic charactersdomain name spoofingsecurity flawproof-of-conceptidn attack.
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