Netflix WANRING!

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Tl;Dr - make sure you enter everything correctly when logging in.

Making a typo while punching in the addresses of popular websites could lead to major headache for technology users.

Mistyping ".com" as ".om" on more than 300 well-known sites could put consumers at risk of getting routed to malicious sites that will try to install malware on their computer, phone or other digital devices, according to cybersecurity company Endgame.

The scam was discovered by one of its employees when he mistyped (you need an account to see links) as (you need an account to see links) taking him to a site that issued alerts recommending that he update his Flash software. That ruse, common on the Internet, is used to get people to inadvertently install malware on their computers.

"Luckily, the Endgamer recognized danger and retreated swiftly, avoiding harm," the company wrote on its blog. "Was this an isolated case or was it only a sample of a more prevalent and dangerous campaign? Not only is it a potentially common error on an extremely popular site, but our hypothesis was that it is unlikely limited to only Netflix."

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[Zachafer]

Here's a Firefox add-on that corrects the typos in the TLD. I'm sure Chrome has something similar.

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[I_royalty_I]

Some people have nothing better to do I suppose. That is a pretty good setup though. Usually companies will buy up the .co and other domains that are similar and just link them to their main page. I've seen that a lot and it's a really smart business plan because it's a huge benefit to the customers.

[rachel]

Am I the only one laughing about a post for a "don't make typos" PSA and the title says "WANRING"???

lolol <3333 @(you need an account to see links)

[I_royalty_I]

Am I the only one laughing about a post for a "don't make typos" PSA and the title says "WANRING"???

lolol <3333 @(you need an account to see links)

HEY. Next time you type Netflix.co into your browser, don't come crying to him!

[Maison]

Wow thanks xDDD