
Cybercriminals exploit Cyrillic-Latin lookalikes to spoof sites in Chromium browsers
Attackers are using visually identical Cyrillic and Latin characters to create deceptive URLs that trick users into visiting fake websites.
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Attackers are using visually identical Cyrillic and Latin characters to create deceptive URLs that trick users into visiting fake websites.

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