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Homoglyph attack

●●●●○Hard

The login page is perfect. So is the address — except for one character.

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New message · Fictional customer portal

Browser address bar

https://portal-cIient.fictional-mutual.example-not-real.test/login The page shows the usual logo, a username/password form, and the padlock is present. Your password manager, though, offers nothing.

What do you do?

This simulation illustrates Homoglyph attack. The article explains the full mechanism, the warning signs and what to do.