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Cybercrime

Most parked domains now push scams and malware​

Why mistyped web addresses have quietly become one of today’s biggest online threats​

By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report Fox News / December 26, 2025 1:30pm EST
Typing a web address directly into your browser feels harmless. In fact, it feels normal. But new research shows that a simple habit is now one of the riskiest things you can do online. A recent study from cybersecurity firm Infoblox reveals a troubling shift.
Most parked domains now redirect visitors to scams, malware or fake security warnings. In many cases, this happens instantly. You do not have to click anything. That means a single typo can expose your device.

Most parked domains now push scams and malware

Cybersecurity firm Infoblox reveals that over 90 percent of parked domains now redirect visitors to scams and malware, making simple typos extremely dangerous.

www.foxnews.com

SO, may make more sense to make it a habit to copy-&-paste URLs.

One example offered as anecdote on the Internet:
whitehouse.gov
was a connection to an Internet presence from our executive branch of U.S. federal government. BUT
whitehouse.com
was according to rumor a porn site. A surprise to many a high school student?

 

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One example offered as anecdote on the Internet:
whitehouse.gov
was a connection to an Internet presence from our executive branch of U.S. federal government. BUT
whitehouse.com
was according to rumor a porn site. A surprise to many a high school student?

And how many high school students are going to complain about that? After all, if their parents check their browser history that looks completely innocuous.

 

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Privacy & Security

Researchers Issue Warning About Tech That Could Turn Every Router ‘Into a Potential Means for Surveillance’​

Researchers warn that a new method for detecting people through WiFi signals poses a serious privacy risk.
By Bruce Gil Published May 25, 2026, 5:17 pm ET Comments (8)
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany say ordinary WiFi networks can be used to identify people with an eerie amount of accuracy.

In a study, the researchers describe using beamforming feedback information (BFI) and machine learning models to identify people walking within a network’s range. The team found that this BFI-based technique was able to infer a person’s identity with 99.5% accuracy. They presented their findings at the ACM’s Conference on Computer and Communications Security last November.

Researchers Issue Warning About Tech That Could Turn Every Router 'Into a Potential Means for Surveillance'

Researchers warn that a new method for detecting people through WiFi signals poses a serious privacy risk.

gizmodo.com

Worth noting:
some home offices have skipped printer / scanner connectivity with USB cable, substituting WiFi connection.
In context of the above insight, keep in mind what information is at risk.

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And in addition to that, many appliances are now being marketed as "smart".
That's in part a marketing term which can mean that product includes a microphone, a robot spy in your home that you have paid for.

Orwell / Big Brother offered one dystopian fictional view. Is our 2026 reality any better?

cookies, a separate issue