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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