What is typosquatting?

Typosquatting, also known as URL hijacking, is the bad faith domain name registration practice whereby the perpetrator registers a domain name with a slight difference in spelling from a legitimate business. The intent of this is to benefit from the traffic it brings them from users making the typo. Unlike in the USA, typosquatting is not illegal in the UK under any specific law. However, it can still be pursued legally through trade mark infringement laws.