The FBI is warning internet users to be on their guard against copycat websites that spoof FBI-related domain names.
According to a public service announcement issued today by Federal Bureau of Investigation, it has observed cybercriminals registering “numerous domains spoofing legitimate FBI websites.”
It’s easy to imagine how a fraudster might concoct an official-looking email, that might appear authentic to the typical user but actually link to a website under their control with a similar looking URL.
The FBI shared a list of some of the spoofed FBI-related internet domain names that it has identified, all of which could potentially be used to trick the general public. The domains listed included:
A user tricked into visiting a lookalike FBI website might be lulled into a false sense of security and mistakenly enter personal information, or be tricked into downloading malicious content onto their computer.
Such an attack could steal sensitive data such as passwords, or dupe users into infecting their computers with malware.
In addition, the FBI warns that members of the public could “unknowingly visit spoofed domains while seeking information regarding the FBI’s mission, services, or news coverage.”
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We have enough misinformation spreading across the internet at the moment, the FBI is clearly keen that no-one tries to disseminate false information which pretends to come under their umbrella.
The FBI makes the following general recommendations to the internet-using public, while advising them to critically evaluate the websites they visit:
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