URL - SparTech Software

A URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, is the address of a unique resource on the internet, such as a webpage, image, video, or document. It acts like a digital roadmap, guiding web browsers to the exact location of the resource you want to access.

A typical URL is composed of several key parts:

Protocol: Specifies the method of communication (such as HTTP or HTTPS for web pages, or mailto for email addresses).
Domain name: The main address of the website (e.g., www.example.com).
Path: Indicates the specific file or folder within the website (e.g., /blog/article).
Query parameters: Optional information added after a question mark (?) to pass data to the server (e.g., ?id=123).
Fragment: Optional section after a hash (#) to direct the browser to a specific part of a page (e.g., #section).

Synonyms:

Uniform Resource Locator

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United States	~59% of ransomware attacks globally Thousands per year
Poland	1,000+ per week
Russia	Highest cybercrime threat level
China	Thousands per year
India	115% surge in attacks Q2 2024
Ukraine	Significant surge since 2022
Brazil	Among top countries for blocked attacks
Mexico	65% of businesses hit in 2024
Germany	High targeted rate (EU)
France	High targeted rate (EU)

AS Name	ASN
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd	9829
No.31,Jin-rong Street	4134
CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone	4837
DigitalOcean, LLC	14061
HUAWEI INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.	136907
Amazon.com, Inc.	14618
Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd.	45102
Google LLC	396982
Amazon.com, Inc.	16509
3xK Tech GmbH	200373

IP Address	Notable Exploits/Context
104.238.159.149	SharePoint zero-day, broad exploitation
107.191.58.76	SharePoint zero-day, government targets
96.9.125.147	SharePoint, previously Ivanti exploits
139.162.47.194	Exploits on CitrixBleed 2
38.180.148.215	CitrixBleed 2 campaigns
185.224.128.17	High activity, Netherlands
89.248.163.200	High activity, Netherlands
15.235.218.150	Associated with APT, active C2
45.9.148.114	Associated with C2, malicious netflow
91.107.150.184	C2 infrastructure, recent IoC

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