Internet users are subject to phishing attacks all the time, and it’s pretty easy to get trapped. The technique used by attackers consists of convincing the victim that they are on a trusted site, usually a clone of their bank’s site, mobile operator, or management platform. Google Chrome now offers features to avoid pitfalls.
Google Chrome helps you prevent phishing
Hackers often use a web address close to the service they are trying to impersonate to easily fool Internet users. For example, it is very easy to convince a user that they are on Google when the address is actually Go0gle.com with a 0 (zero) instead of the letter “o”. From Chrome 75, Google warns you when you try to navigate to a potentially misleading address.
” This new alert works by comparing the URL of the page you are currently on with the URLs of recently visited pages. If the URL looks similar and might confuse or mislead you, we’ll show you a warning to help you get back to security. “, can we read in the note posted on the Chromium blog.
At the same time, Google has released a new extension on the Chrome Web Store called simply. Suspicious Site Reporter. This extension has dual utility. On the one hand, it allows you to report malicious sites that you identify in this way after a phishing attempt. The page is added after analysis to the large Google database that lists dangerous sites on the web.
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With this extension, A flag on the right side of the Google Chrome address bar It tells you if you are on a suspicious page. Green means no issues to report, orange click the flag to read the identified issues.
With these two features now available in Chrome, Google wants to help you avoid the pitfalls that are unfortunately very common on the web that lead to the theft of sensitive data.
