Academy · Lesson 12

Domain and link inspection

Read domains correctly and spot deceptive subdomains, spelling, redirects, and shortened links.

All lessons6 minutes · Security

Read from the registrable domain

Attackers place a trusted name inside a longer deceptive hostname. In login.example.attacker.test, the controlling domain is attacker.test, not example.

Open known destinations

Use a bookmark or type a known address for sensitive actions. A padlock only indicates an encrypted connection to the displayed domain; it does not prove the operator is trustworthy.

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