Category: ➽Explainer Article

Phishing infrastructure isn’t some nebulous cloud of cybercrime, it has a physical address in the digital world. This complex ecosystem of domain registrars and hosting providers forms a sophisticated supply chain that fraudsters exploit daily. Our latest research exposes this hidden world, revealing how a concentrated group of players facilitates billions in losses annually. In…

Typosquatted domains have become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals targeting businesses worldwide. In Brazil, one attacker spent over $200,000 registering deceptive domains between 2020 and 2021, paying $16,000 for just “conibase[.]com”—a single character difference from Coinbase. This massive investment reveals an uncomfortable truth: domain fraud is so profitable that criminals treat it like a…

Lookalike domains, those slightly misspelled variations or alternate extensions of your brand, often seem like smart defensive purchases. Many businesses annually invest thousands into buying domains such as YourBrand.net, Your-Brand.com, or YuorBrand.com, hoping this will create an impenetrable shield against cybercriminals. However, this approach offers minimal protection against modern phishing attacks and brand impersonation tactics…

Google Ads phishing is emerging as one of the most dangerous and deceptive cyber threats today. By leveraging paid ads, attackers can position malicious links at the very top of search results, impersonating trusted brands and deceiving users into clicking malware-infested or credential-stealing sites. This tactic, known as malvertising, turns trusted ad platforms into tools…