Taobao is one of the most impersonated e-commerce websites in the world. As of November 2022, almost 5,000 domains online used a similar spelling as Taobao's to simulate the website, appear legitimate, and harvest personal data from unknowing users. The action of impersonating a web page's address or URL is also known as domain spoofing.
Number of impersonating domains for leading e-commerce websites worldwide as of November 2022
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SOCRadar. (November 21, 2022). Number of impersonating domains for leading e-commerce websites worldwide as of November 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280010/e-commerce-websites-impersonating-domains/
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