typosquatting

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00:55 Nov 2, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
Additional field(s): Computers: Software, Computers: Systems, Networks, Internet, e-Commerce, Journalism
English term or phrase: typosquatting
Definition from McAfee:
Typosquatting, also known as URL hijacking, is a form of cybersquatting (sitting on sites under someone else’s brand or copyright) that targets Internet users who incorrectly type a website address into their web browser (e.g., “Gooogle.com” instead of “Google.com”). When users make such a typographical error, they may be led to an alternative website owned by a hacker that is usually designed for malicious purposes.Hackers often create fake websites that imitate the look and feel of your intended destination so you may not realize you’re at a different site. Sometimes these sites exist to sell products and services that are in direct competition with those sold at the website you had intended to visit, but most often they are intended to steal your personal identifiable information, including credit cards or passwords.

Example sentence(s):
  • Registering multiple spellings of your domain name could end up saving your customers and your brand reputation in the long run. Consider acronyms, plural, typos, hyphen, etc — every possible mistake that could lead to probable typosquatting. Medium
  • When the international domain name rules were changed to allow anyone to register a URL with an extension previously tied to specific countries, it created a brand new wave of typosquatting attacks. spambrella
  • More recently, typosquatting has been used to spread so-called ‘fake news’, by presenting false news stories in links that appear to be from legitimate news outlets, at first glance at least. On social media, this is often enough to go viral. fasthosts
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Definition from JORF n°0091 du 17 avril 2008:
Le « cybersquat » consiste par exemple à déposer des noms en très grand nombre dans l’espoir de revendre certains d’entre eux, ou des variantes orthographiques d’une même dénomination : on parlera dans ce cas de « typosquat » (en anglais : typosquatting).

Example sentence(s):
  • Un piratage ingénieux, le cybersquat, consiste à déposer un nom de domaine dont on peut anticiper qu'il sera nécessaire. Lorsque ce dernier est le nom d'une marque ou d'une personne en vue, les cybersquatteurs préemptent les noms exacts et aussi, par ce qu'on appelle le typosquat, leurs variantes orthographiques ou typographiques approchées. - FranceTerme  
  • Depuis plusieurs années, le cybersquat, le cyberjacking et le typosquat sont les principales atteintes aux marques par le biais des noms de domaine. - La Revue des marques  

Explanation:
Attention au contexte : si cybersquat est désormais entré dans le vocabulaire administratif et juridique officiel, son usage n'est pas encore (2020) très répandu. Ainsi on retrouvera sur Google davantage de résultats en langue française pour typosquatting ou typosquattage. Il convient toutefois de leur préférer autant que possible le terme admis.

À noter la belle initiative de l'Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information : "Faute de frappe opportuniste, coquille" - https://www.ssi.gouv.fr/particulier/glossaire/f/#faute-de-fr...

Cet usage ne s'est toutefois pas étendu au-delà du cercle des professionnels la sécurité informatique.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2020-11-02 09:07:15 GMT)
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Il faut évidemment lire typosquat à la première ligne : "Attention au contexte : si cybersquat est désormais entré dans le vocabulaire administratif et juridique officiel [...]"
Hugues Marianne
France
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