New Clever Phishing Attack Uses Japanese Character “ん” to Mimic Forward Slash

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69
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Overview

Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated new phishing campaign that exploits the Japanese hiragana character “ん” to create deceptively authentic-looking URLs that can fool even vigilant internet users. The attack, first identified by security researcher JAMESWT, targets explicitly customers of the popular travel booking platform Booking.com. The malicious technique leverages the visual similarity between the […]...

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