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Guardian explains homoglyph attacks as scams increasingly use lookalike characters

Bluesky user challenges Guardian's character identification

2 Sep 20 8:12 AM · 3d ago · 2 posts · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 2 of 2

A Bluesky user points out that the character used in the Guardian headline appears to be Greek alpha, not Cyrillic as the article claims.

Bluesky user challenges Guardian's character identification
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“I don't think that this is a Cyrillic α, it looks like a Greek α.”

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Jake Moore Global security adviser, ESETMarijus Briedis Chief technology officer, NordVPNHilary Osborne Guardian journalist

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