The Register

Two characters open up a world of typosquatting opportunities in Chromium browsers

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Researchers discovered that two characters in Chromium browsers enable typosquatters and phishers to create lookalike URLs appearing as legitimate domains. This technique exploits newly available characters in browser rendering, creating phishing opportunities similar to traditional typosquatting attacks.

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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/10/two-characters-open-up-a-world-of-typosquatting-opportunities-in-chromium-browsers/5302383