Registering misspelled versions of popular domains to catch mistyped traffic or impersonate brands.
Typosquatters register domains a keystroke away from real ones — “googel.com,” “amaozn.com” — to capture accidental visits or host phishing pages. Combined with a convincing clone, the misspelling is easy to miss.
Bookmark important sites and check addresses carefully rather than typing from memory.
Frequently asked questions
How is typosquatting different from a spoofed domain?
Typosquatting specifically relies on misspellings of a real domain to catch typos or fool the eye. Spoofed domain is the broader category of any look-alike address used to impersonate a brand.