What are cybersquatting and typosquatting?
What will be an ideal response?
Cybersquatting is the act of registering an Internet address, such as a company name or the name of a famous individual, with the intent of selling it (i.e., extortion) to who the real world would perceive to be the "rightful owner of that address. Cybersquatting began in the mid-1990s. Individuals are referred to as cybersquatters. Typosquatting is a form of cybersquatting. An owner speculates that someone will misspell an otherwise legitimate domain name and purchasing that variation on the name in order to make a profit.
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