Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024

For purposes of observing change over time, it is useful to compare measurements and metrics over successive reporting periods. Such comparisons illustrate whether phishing activities are increasing or decreasing, and where such changes are occurring. Such comparisons can identify suspicious concentrations of phishing domains reported in registrar domain portfolios, and can identify registrars where phishers flock to purchase and manage phishing domains. Investigators or policy makers may focus on these for deeper analyses.

In the table below, we use the measurement reported phishing domains to compare the rankings of registrars during the May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 period to the ranking for the August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 period.

Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2024)

Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains

Domains under Management Number of Phishing Domains
Rank Registrar IANA ID May to July 2024 August to October 2024 May to July 2024 August to October 2024 ▼
1 NameSilo, LLC 1479 2,606,360 4,535,322 (+74%) 44,815 31,146 (-31%)
2 NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED 3765 74,570 126,238 (+69%) 42,765 27,628 (-35%)
3 ▲ +2* NameCheap, Inc. 1068 11,775,009 17,564,000 (+49%) 26,036 21,847 (-16%)
4 N/R** Key-Systems, LLC 1345 449 862,533 (+192,001%) 18,486 18,957 (+3%)
5 ▼ -1 GoDaddy.com, LLC 146 60,162,888 65,365,048 (+9%) 27,421 17,420 (-36%)
6 ▲ +3 Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc 460 558,017 653,081 (+17%) 10,218 16,272 (+59%)
7 ▼ -1 PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com 303 3,337,643 4,175,131 (+25%) 24,097 15,770 (-35%)
8 ▼ -1 Gname.com Pte. Ltd. 1923 4,233,701 5,065,596 (+20%) 13,051 14,760 (+13%)
9 ▼ -1 Dominet (HK) Limited 3775 351,267 592,052 (+69%) 12,088 13,054 (+8%)
10 ▼ -7 GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com 49 3,222,877 5,726,555 (+78%) 31,413 9,160 (-71%)
11 ▲ +1 Dynadot Inc 472 2,724,038 4,312,355 (+58%) 9,485 7,920 (-16%)
12 ▲ +1 HOSTINGER operations, UAB 1636 1,533,675 3,232,837 (+111%) 9,338 7,493 (-20%)
13 ▼ -3 Tucows Domains Inc. 69 9,067,235 10,004,320 (+10%) 9,942 7,018 (-29%)
14 eNom, LLC 48 3,223,166 3,643,369 (+13%) 9,194 6,337 (-31%)
15 ▼ -4 OwnRegistrar, Inc. 1250 391,582 357,242 (-9%) 9,660 5,491 (-43%)
16 ▲ +1 Sav.com, LLC 609 594,671 1,040,930 (+75%) 4,504 4,698 (+4%)
17 ▲ +3 Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu 1647 1,140,762 1,270,158 (+11%) 3,631 3,624 (-0%)
18 ▲ +4 Internet Domain Service BS Corp 2487 362,216 352,754 (-3%) 2,556 3,474 (+36%)
19 ▲ +15 Realtime Register B.V. 839 606,029 843,467 (+39%) 1,035 3,188 (+208%)
20 ▼ -5 Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC 1606 283,763 818,664 (+189%) 6,069 2,900 (-52%)

* Indicates change over prior quarter

** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of phishing domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking

To allow comparison of large and small gTLD registrars, we rank registrars based on a metric, phishing domain score, which is calculated by dividing the number of domain names reported for phishing in a registrar by the number of domains delegated from that registrar.

gTLD registrar Phishing Score = (number of phishing domains/domains delegated from gTLD registrar) * 10,000

This score can highlight where high-volume phishers place multiple phish on one domain.

In the table below, we use the metric phishing domain score to compare and rank registrars for the May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 period to the August 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 period.

Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2024)

Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains

Domains under Management Phishing Domain Score
Rank Registrar IANA ID May to July 2024 August to October 2024 May to July 2024 August to October 2024 ▼
1 NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED 3765 74,570 126,238 (+69%) 5,734.9 2,188.6 (-62%)
2 ▲ +4* Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc 460 558,017 653,081 (+17%) 183.1 249.2 (+36%)
3 ▲ +23 Global Domain Group LLC 3956 40,122 44,952 (+12%) 44.9 243.4 (+443%)
4 ▼ -1 Dominet (HK) Limited 3775 351,267 592,052 (+69%) 344.1 220.5 (-36%)
5 N/R** Key-Systems, LLC 1345 449 862,533 (+192,001%) 411,714.9 219.8 (-100%)
6 ▲ +2 Danesco Trading Ltd. 1418 75,180 75,200 (0%) 151.0 175.3 (+16%)
7 ▼ -3 OwnRegistrar, Inc. 1250 391,582 357,242 (-9%) 246.7 153.7 (-38%)
8 ▼ -6 Aceville Pte. Ltd. 3858 78,207 167,425 (+114%) 516.7 116.8 (-77%)
9 Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. 1601 136,853 241,053 (+76%) 142.9 105.0 (-27%)
10 ▲ +6 Internet Domain Service BS Corp 2487 362,216 352,754 (-3%) 70.6 98.5 (+40%)
11 ▼ -4 NameSilo, LLC 1479 2,606,360 4,535,322 (+74%) 171.9 68.7 (-60%)
12 ▲ +50 Hongkong Kouming International Limited 3972 42,847 73,702 (+72%) 10.7 55.6 (+418%)
13 ▼ -2 TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. 1564 34,108 72,797 (+113%) 117.0 54.4 (-53%)
14 ▲ +4 Global Domain Name Trading Center Ltd 3792 57,941 64,125 (+11%) 54.9 53.3 (-3%)
15 ▼ -1 Sav.com, LLC 609 594,671 1,040,930 (+75%) 75.7 45.1 (-40%)
16 ▲ +8 Cosmotown, Inc. 1509 303,034 315,861 (+4%) 47.1 41.4 (-12%)
17 N/R Zhengzhou Century Connect Electronic Technology Development Co., Ltd 2805 9,923 34,071 (+243%) 23.2 41.1 (+77%)
18 ▲ +28 Realtime Register B.V. 839 606,029 843,467 (+39%) 17.1 37.8 (+121%)
19 ▼ -4 PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com 303 3,337,643 4,175,131 (+25%) 72.2 37.8 (-48%)
20 ▼ -15 Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC 1606 283,763 818,664 (+189%) 213.9 35.4 (-83%)

* Indicates change over prior quarter

** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of phishing domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking

The final table compares and ranks gTLD registrars by malicious domain registrations.

Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2024)

Registrars with a minimum of 30,000 domains under management and 25 phishing domains

Domains under Management Malicious Domain Registrations
Rank Registrar IANA ID May to July 2024 August to October 2024 May to July 2024 August to October 2024 ▼
1 NameSilo, LLC 1479 2,606,360 4,535,322 (+74%) 35,483 24,519 (-31%)
2 NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED 3765 74,570 126,238 (+69%) 31,639 20,632 (-35%)
3 N/R** Key-Systems, LLC 1345 449 862,533 (+192,001%) 18,425 18,878 (+2%)
4 NameCheap, Inc. 1068 11,775,009 17,564,000 (+49%) 18,129 15,557 (-14%)
5 ▲ +6* Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc 460 558,017 653,081 (+17%) 7,539 13,560 (+80%)
6 ▲ +1 Dominet (HK) Limited 3775 351,267 592,052 (+69%) 11,125 11,904 (+7%)
7 ▲ +1 Gname.com Pte. Ltd. 1923 4,233,701 5,065,596 (+20%) 9,936 11,439 (+15%)
8 ▼ -3 GoDaddy.com, LLC 146 60,162,888 65,365,048 (+9%) 16,655 11,431 (-31%)
9 ▼ -3 PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com 303 3,337,643 4,175,131 (+25%) 15,930 9,016 (-43%)
10 ▼ -7 GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com 49 3,222,877 5,726,555 (+78%) 28,775 6,835 (-76%)
11 ▲ +1 Dynadot Inc 472 2,724,038 4,312,355 (+58%) 7,357 6,303 (-14%)
12 ▼ -3 eNom, LLC 48 3,223,166 3,643,369 (+13%) 8,168 4,648 (-43%)
13 HOSTINGER operations, UAB 1636 1,533,675 3,232,837 (+111%) 6,095 4,608 (-24%)
14 ▲ +1 Tucows Domains Inc. 69 9,067,235 10,004,320 (+10%) 5,046 3,788 (-25%)
15 ▲ +2 Sav.com, LLC 609 594,671 1,040,930 (+75%) 3,479 3,418 (-2%)
16 ▼ -6 OwnRegistrar, Inc. 1250 391,582 357,242 (-9%) 7,698 3,242 (-58%)
17 ▼ -3 Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC 1606 283,763 818,664 (+189%) 5,112 2,443 (-52%)
18 ▲ +14 Realtime Register B.V. 839 606,029 843,467 (+39%) 784 1,889 (+141%)
19 ▲ +1 Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu 1647 1,140,762 1,270,158 (+11%) 1,937 1,775 (-8%)
20 ▲ +5 Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) 1599 1,880,659 3,833,037 (+104%) 1,164 1,700 (+46%)

* Indicates change over prior quarter

** Indicates not ranked in prior quarter; either domains under management or number of phishing domains did not meet minimum threshold for ranking


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