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Mexico City Warns 60% of Daily Cyber Fraud Stems From Typosquatting

Expanded public alerts detail prevention tips with hotlines for reporting typosquatting fraud.

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Overview

  • SSC CDMX Cyber Police announced on July 8 that 60% of daily cyber-fraud complaints involve spoofed domains exploiting typographical errors.
  • Typosquatting rose from 30% of reported digital fraud cases in early 2025 to over half of daily reports this month.
  • Attackers register URLs nearly identical to legitimate sites to install malware, harvest passwords or impersonate official portals.
  • Authorities urge users to verify web addresses, bookmark trusted sites, check domain extensions and maintain updated antivirus and two-factor authentication.
  • Mexico City’s C5 command center operates an anonymous tip line (089) and an anti-extortion line (55 5036 3301) for real-time reporting and support.