It used to be easy to spot fake URLs. But Krebsonsecurity.com tells us we need to be careful. We know that already, but wait til you see Half of all Phishing Sites Now Have the Padlock. Dang.
But it's not just about the padlock. There are scam URLs that look almost identical to the real ones. The example he provides shows a screen shot of a website that appears to be a login screen for Bilbox, a cryptocurrency exchange. He invites visitors to click on the screen shot and try to spot a clue that it's fake. Here's a closeup to make it easy.
The "i" in Bilbox is the "แป" from the Vietnamese alphabet which has a dot at the top different from the "i" in the English alphabet. Therefore, it's a different website than the one the user expected.
Be wary.
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4:33 PM 11/28/2018
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