---
title: "Domain Keywords Used to Spot Phishing Sites"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/domain-keywords-used-to-spot-phishing-sites/"
date: "2015-03-06T11:54:38+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Cyber Crime"
  - "Phishing"
  - "Software Security"
source: "cio.com"
source_url: "http://www.cio.com/article/2893761/phishing/domain-keywords-used-to-spot-phishing-sites.html"
---

# Domain Keywords Used to Spot Phishing Sites

March 6, 2015 · Reported by cio.com

> Criminals setting up fake domains for phishing are prone to use the same words over and over and spotting those words can help identify malicious sites, according to a new threat detection model from OpenDNS.
>
> Words like “update,” “security,” “login,” “billing,” when combined with a legitimate base domain name — or its misspelled variation — are common indicators of phishing sites, said Andrew Hay, director of security research at San Francisco-based OpenDNS.

[Read the full article at cio.com](http://www.cio.com/article/2893761/phishing/domain-keywords-used-to-spot-phishing-sites.html)

**Tags:** [Cyber Crime](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-crime/) · [Phishing](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/phishing/) · [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)