{"slug": "typosquat-detective-a-tiny-game-to-train-your-eye", "title": "Typosquat Detective : a tiny game to train your eye", "summary": "The article describes \"Typosquat Detective,\" a short online game designed to train users to identify look-alike domains used in phishing attacks. The game tests players on spotting tricks like number-for-letter substitutions, Unicode homoglyphs, and Punycode domains over ten quick rounds. It was resurfaced by the author to help developers and users defend against supply-chain attacks that often rely on domain typosquatting.", "body_md": "Typosquat Detective : a tiny game to train your eye\nTable of Contents\nIn light of recent npm/Node.js supply-chain news, I am resurfacing a small game I built: Typosquat Detective.\nIt’s a quick way to practice spotting look alike domains that phishers love.\nPlay it here → https://typo.himanshuanand.com/\nWhat you will practice (in ~2 minutes)⌗\n- Numbers-for-letters like\n1 ↔ l\n,0 ↔ o\n,5 ↔ s\n- Unicode homoglyphs (Cyrillic/Greek letters that look Latin)\n- Punycode tricks (\nxn--...\nstyle domains)\nHow it works⌗\n- You will see a domain. Decide Typosquatted or Real\n- 10 quick rounds, bonus for streaks\nTry it inline⌗\nIf your browser/theme blocks iframes, just use the link above\nWhy now?⌗\nSupply chain incidents and domain look-alikes often go hand in hand. Training your eye to catch subtle domain tricks is a simple layer of defense for users, developers and maintainers are alike.\nIf you want to add levels/brands or peek at the code, ping me I am happy to extend it.\nPlay & share your score: https://typo.himanshuanand.com/\nRead other posts", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/typosquat-detective-a-tiny-game-to-train-your-eye", "canonical_source": "https://blog.himanshuanand.com/2025/09/typosquat-detective-a-tiny-game-to-train-your-eye/", "published_at": "2025-09-10 00:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-24 02:38:21.783690+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["cybersecurity", "developer-tools", "open-source"], "entities": ["npm", "Node.js", "Typosquat Detective", "Himanshu Anand", "Cyrillic", "Greek", "Latin", "Punycode"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/typosquat-detective-a-tiny-game-to-train-your-eye", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/typosquat-detective-a-tiny-game-to-train-your-eye.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/typosquat-detective-a-tiny-game-to-train-your-eye.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/typosquat-detective-a-tiny-game-to-train-your-eye.jsonld"}}