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Internet users have been warned again about the scourge that is cybersquatting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Waikato Times, Sophos head of technology Paul Ducklin explained that fraudsters often try to lure web users to fake sites.<\/p>\n

They do so by registering domain names<\/a> with common typos, in the hope that internet users will accidentally venture onto their domain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At this point, they may be able to infect their systems with malware or use other techniques to access confidential data.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ducklin said that cybersquatters are only interested in one thing – ripping people off.<\/p>\n

Should individuals find themselves on such a website, the advice is simple – “don’t buy, don’t try and don’t reply”, he urged.<\/p>\n

According to Sophos, the domain name most commonly targeted by cybersquatters at present is apple.com, meaning internet users should take care when typing names into the URL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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