Security researchers
warned PC users that they could be hacked simply by mistyping a URL while
browsing the web. This threat, called ‘typosquatting’,isn’t new –
hackers have targeted sloppy typers for
years. But the latest attack is particularly worrying because of the large
number of URLs involved.According to security
experts, criminals have setup fake URLs ending in ‘.om’,
which is the domain suffix for Oman – the equivalent of ‘.in’ for
the India.
The hackers are out to
trap people who accidentally type ‘.om’ instead of the standard ‘.com’.
They have registered ‘.om’ versions of URLs for over 300 of the world’s
most popular websites, including Netflix, Adobe, YouTube, Gmail,Facebook and Yahoo.
Typing ‘.om’ after any of these takes you to a web page that tries to install
malware on your computer.
At the
moment, this malware only attacks Apple Macs, but if it proves
successful security experts expect it to spread to Windows PCs.Always remember
that, hackers wouldn’t find it difficult to obtain the
malware, nor develop new versions of it.
Always check that you’ve typed the correct URL, particularly if it ends in
‘.com’. Have a look through the list of all the ‘.om’ URLs (Which
are given below) to see whether any sites you regularly visit have been
targeted. Also consider bookmarking your favorite sites, so you never need to
type their URLs.
- 126.om
- 163.om
- 1688.om
- 17173.om
- 28.om
- 4399.om
- 53.om
- 58.om
- 6pm.om
- 6pmc.om
- aa.om
- aaa.om
- aac.om
- abercrombie.om
- adidas.om
- adobe.om
- adp.om
- aetna.om
- agoda.om
- alibaba.om
- aliexpress.om
- aliexpressc.om
- aljazeera.om
- amazon.om
- amazonc.om
- americanexpress.om
- ameritrade.om
- ancestry.om
- aol.om
- aolc.om
- ask.om
- asos.om
- att.om
- autotrader.om
- autozone.om
- avg.om
- badoo.om
- baidu.om
- baiduc.om
- bankofamerica.om
- barnesandnoble.om
- beeg.om
- bestbuy.om
- bestbuyc.om
- bet365.om
- bet365c.om
- betfair.om
- bing.om
- blogfa.om
- blogger.om
- blogspot.om
- bol.om
- bolc.om
- boohoo.om
- bookingc.om
- capitalone.om
- cbs.om
- chasec.om
- cheapoair.om
- chegg.om
- cibc.om
- citi.om
- citibank.om
- citibankc.om
- cj.om
- cnet.om
- cnn.om
- cnnc.om
- costco.om
- creditkarma.om
- ctrip.om
- cvs.om
- dailymotion.om
- dangdang.om
- dell.om
- delta.om
- deviantart.om
- digg.om
- directv.om
- discovercard.om
- douban.om
- dropbox.om
- drugstore.om
- dubizzle.om
- dw.om
- dx.om
- eastbay.om
- eastmoney.om
- ebates.om
- ebayc.om
- enterprise.om
- etao.om
- etrade.om
- etsy.om
- evite.om
- expediac.om
- facebookc.om
- fedex.om
- fiverr.om
- flickr.om
- flipkart.om
- fnac.om
- footlocker.om
- forever21.om
- fox.om
- foxnews.om
- freelancer.om
- ft.om
- gamestop.om
- ganji.om
- geico.om
- gilt.om
- github.om
- gizmodo.om
- globo.om
- gmail.om
- gnc.om
- go.om
- godaddy.om
- googlec.om
- groupon.om
- hao123.om
- haosou.om
- hi5.om
- hilton.om
- homedepot.om
- hotelsc.om
- hottopic.om
- hotwirec.om
- hp.om
- hsn.om
- htc.om
- huanqiu.om
- huffingtonpost.om
- hulu.om
- hupu.om
- ifeng.om
- ign.om
- ihg.om
- ikea.om
- imdb.om
- imgur.om
- indeed.om
- instagram.om
- instagramc.om
- intuit.om
- iqiyi.om
- istockphoto.om
- jcpenney.om
- jcrew.om
- jd.om
- jdc.om
- jet.om
- kaspersky.om
- kayak.om
- kayakc.om
- kmart.om
- kohls.om
- kooora.om
- lan.om
- lastminute.om
- lenovo.om
- linkedin.om
- linkedinc.om
- live.om
- livejournal.om
- livescore.om
- lowes.om
- lufthansa.om
- macys.om
- mapquest.om
- meituan.om
- mi.om
- miniinthebox.om
- mlb.om
- monster.om
- monsterc.om
- msnc.om
- mtv.om
- nascar.om
- nba.om
- nbc.om
- netflix.om
- newegg.om
- nfl.om
- nhl.om
- nike.om
- nj.om
- nordstrom.om
- norton.om
- nuomi.om
- office365.om
- officedepot.om
- okcupid.om
- oldnavy.om
- one.om
- opentable.om
- oracle.om
- orbitz.om
- outlook.om
- outlookc.om
- overstock.om
- pandora.om
- paypal.om
- paypalc.om
- pch.om
- photobucket.om
- pinterest.om
- pnc.om
- pof.om
- pogo.om
- priceline.om
- progressive.om
- qq.om
- qqc.om
- qunar.om
- qvc.om
- qz.om
- realtor.om
- realtorc.om
- reddit.om
- rediff.om
- rei.om
- renren.om
- rr.om
- samsclub.om
- samsung.om
- scottrade.om
- sears.om
- shutterfly.om
- si.om
- skype.om
- snapdeal.om
- sogou.om
- sohu.om
- sony.om
- soundcloud.om
- southwest.om
- sportsdirect.om
- spotify.om
- sprint.om
- staplesc.om
- starbucks.om
- statefarm.om
- steampowered.om
- stubhub.om
- suning.om
- suntrust.om
- t-mobile.om
- taobao.om
- taobaoc.om
- targetc.om
- tdcanadatrust.om
- tesco.om
- ticketmaster.om
- tigerdirect.om
- tmall.om
- tmallc.om
- tmz.om
- toysrus.om
- travelocity.om
- trulia.om
- tudou.om
- tumblr.om
- tuniu.om
- united.om
- ups.om
- urbanoutfitters.om
- usaa.om
- usaac.om
- usbankc.om
- usps.om
- vanguard.om
- verizon.om
- verizonwireless.om
- vimeo.om
- vip.om
- vistaprint.om
- vk.om
- vkc.om
- vrbo.om
- vueling.om
- walgreens.om
- walmart.om
- walmartc.om
- wayfair.om
- weatherc.om
- webmd.om
- weibo.om
- weiboc.om
- wellsfargo.om
- wellsfargoc.om
- wetter.om
- whatsapp.om
- williamhill.om
- woot.om
- wordpress.om
- wordpressc.om
- wsj.om
- wwe.om
- xbox.om
- xe.om
- xvideos.om
- y8.om
- yahoo.om
- yahooc.om
- yandex.om
- yatra.om
- yellowpages.om
- yelp.om
- yhd.om
- youku.om
- youtube.om
- youtubec.om
- zappos.om
- zapposc.om
- zara.om
- zillow.om
- zulily.om.
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