WEBINAR 27 MAY 12:00 UTC – What Makes a DNS Abuse Complaint to ICANN Actionable: Insights and Common Challenges
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On 27 May 2026, at 12:00-13:00 UTC, ICANN Contractual Compliance will host a webinar 'What Makes a DNS Abuse Complaint to ICANN Actionable: Insights and Common Challenges'. Case studies will be explored, plus there will be a walkthrough of ICANN's Step-by-Step Guid
WEBINAR APR 14 – At-Large – Overview on DNS Abuse Mitigation
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On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, at 13:00-14:15 UTC, ICANN At-Large will host a webinar 'Overview on DNS Abuse Mitigation' to discuss and help shape the At-Large agenda in its combat against DNS Abuse.
DNS Abuse mitigation remains as a key focus area for the ALAC and At-Large community. It is generally accepted that D
Cybercrime Reported in March 2026: Where Criminals are Acquiring Resources for Phishing, Malware and Spam Attacks.
Interisle publishes quarterly data about cybercrime activity (for phishing, malware, and spam) at the Cybercrime Information Center.
Here we look at cybercrime activity for the month of March 2026. We point out anything that strikes us as particularly interesting in overall numbers as well as significant changes in ranking for Top Level Domains (TLDs), Registrars, and Hosting Networks.
https://interisle.substack.com/p/cybercrime-reported-in-march-2026
Mar 9 2026 – ICANN 85 – GNSO: ISPCP Outreach Session
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On March 9 2026, the Internet Service Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency (ISPCP ) of the Generic Name Supporting Organization (GNSO) organized an Outreach Session at the ICANN 85 Community Forum in Mumbai. AI-driven analytics are transforming abuse detection and incident response. Thi
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If you’re using data from URLAbuse (urlabuse.com), don’t miss our upcoming topDNS Best Practice Series webinar! 🚀
📅 Date & Time: 08 October 2025
🌐 Topic: How is DNS Abuse actually measured?
We’ll cover:
✅ The latest updates to the URLAbuse system
✅ How DNS abuse is measured in practice
✅ A first look at our brand-new platform 🎉
Speakers:
Maciej Korczynski (KOR Labs)
Sourena Maroofi (URLAbuse)
Rowena Schoo (NetBeacon Institute)
🔹 Moderated by Lars Steffen (eco – Association of the Internet Industry)
🔗 More details & registration: https://topdns.eco.de/events-archive/topdns-best-practice-series-how-is-dns-abuse-actually-measured/
If you work in cybersecurity, DNS operations, or anti-abuse, this is a great opportunity to learn, ask questions, and get a first look at what’s next.
#DNS #DNSAbuse #CyberSecurity #Infosec #Webinar #URLAbuse #topDNS
Phishing Domain Lifecycles
Phishers use a lot of domain names.
Our research shows that most phishing domains are registered by the phishers, often in bulk.
Phishers only have one purpose for these names: point them to fake pages and profit from victims lured there for as long as they can.
Investigators are constantly reporting phishing domains and these are blocklisted or shut down. Ideally, phishing domains have short lifetimes.
Is this conclusion fact or folklore?
Matt Piscitello begins a series of articles that look phishing domain lifecycles and lifetimes in https://interisle.substack.com/p/phishing-domain-lifecycles?r=59cehk
Phishing in the 2020s: What Can be Done to Reduce Phishing Attacks?
In this post we’ll look at what users can do to avoid becoming victims of phishing and, importantly, what domain name, subdomain, and hosting providers need to be doing to prevent criminals from using their services for malicious activities.
https://interisle.substack.com/p/phishing-in-the-2020s-what-can-be
You'll find more detailed recommendations in our Phishing Landscape Study
Phishing in the 2020s: Hosting Networks
In previous posts we looked at top-level domains and domain registrars that phishers most exploited over the past 5 years. In this post, we look at the hosting networks (ASNs) with the highest numbers of phishing attacks reported.
https://interisle.substack.com/p/phishing-in-the-2020s-hosting-networks
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Case study: How a single spam campaign affects service provider reputation
Matt Piscitello takes a close look at a spam campaign involving bulk registrations during the month of August 2025. He explains how #Interisle establishes evidence of bulk registration behavior, identifies what operators were affected, and discusses aspects of reputational harm resulting from the campaign.
https://interisle.substack.com/p/case-study-how-a-single-spam-campaign
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