On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Justice Department announced the indictment of Chinese intelligence officers and their hackers for allegedly stealing U.S. aviation and technical data. For over five years the Chinese are alleged to have stolen important aviation technology by using unauthorized access to computer systems.
How did they do it? An important tool of choice was spearphishing. In order to enhance the deceptive power of their evil emails, they used Doppelganger Domain Names. According to the indictment:
Doppelganger Domain Names, the creation and use of domain names that closely resemble legitimate domain names to trick unwitting’ recipients of spear phishing emails
SP Guard fights Doppelganger Domain Names.