Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
May 1, 2024 - July 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 February 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024 period to the ranking for the May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Quarter over Quarter (May to July 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 | February to April 2024 | May to July 2024 | February to April 2024 | May to July 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,629,000 | 2,606,360 | (-44%) | 50,416 | 44,815 | (-11%) |
| 2 | ▲ +2* | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 100,732 | 74,570 | (-26%) | 28,160 | 42,765 | (+52%) |
| 3 | — | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,246,759 | 3,222,877 | (-39%) | 36,420 | 31,413 | (-14%) |
| 4 | ▼ -2 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,960,522 | 60,162,888 | (-9%) | 38,578 | 27,421 | (-29%) |
| 5 | ▲ +2 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 16,562,932 | 11,775,009 | (-29%) | 21,723 | 26,036 | (+20%) |
| 6 | ▲ +2 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,298,842 | 3,337,643 | (-22%) | 17,060 | 24,097 | (+41%) |
| 7 | ▼ -2 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,640,558 | 4,233,701 | (-9%) | 27,504 | 13,051 | (-53%) |
| 8 | ▲ +7 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 642,997 | 351,267 | (-45%) | 7,464 | 12,088 | (+62%) |
| 9 | — | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 685,443 | 558,017 | (-19%) | 14,213 | 10,218 | (-28%) |
| 10 | ▲ +2 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,022,289 | 9,067,235 | (-10%) | 8,496 | 9,942 | (+17%) |
| 11 | ▲ +3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 513,858 | 391,582 | (-24%) | 7,857 | 9,660 | (+23%) |
| 12 | ▼ -2 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,728,270 | 2,724,038 | (-27%) | 9,550 | 9,485 | (-1%) |
| 13 | — | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 2,467,027 | 1,533,675 | (-38%) | 8,367 | 9,338 | (+12%) |
| 14 | ▲ +2 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 3,818,637 | 3,223,166 | (-16%) | 7,202 | 9,194 | (+28%) |
| 15 | ▲ +8 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 828,714 | 283,763 | (-66%) | 3,768 | 6,069 | (+61%) |
| 16 | ▲ +3 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,318,992 | 1,152,567 | (-13%) | 4,954 | 4,916 | (-1%) |
| 17 | ▲ +4 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,245,696 | 594,671 | (-52%) | 4,206 | 4,504 | (+7%) |
| 18 | ▲ +7 | Squarespace Domains II LLC | 895 | 9,021,951 | 7,718,258 | (-14%) | 3,039 | 4,206 | (+38%) |
| 19 | ▼ -2 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 189,118 | 78,207 | (-59%) | 6,597 | 4,041 | (-39%) |
| 20 | ▼ -2 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,319,163 | 1,140,762 | (-14%) | 5,676 | 3,631 | (-36%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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 February 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024 period to the May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (May to July 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 | February to April 2024 | May to July 2024 | February to April 2024 | May to July 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 100,732 | 74,570 | (-26%) | 2,795.5 | 5,734.9 | (+105%) |
| 2 | ▲ +1* | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 189,118 | 78,207 | (-59%) | 348.8 | 516.7 | (+48%) |
| 3 | ▲ +4 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 642,997 | 351,267 | (-45%) | 116.1 | 344.1 | (+196%) |
| 4 | ▲ +1 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 513,858 | 391,582 | (-24%) | 152.9 | 246.7 | (+61%) |
| 5 | ▲ +15 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 828,714 | 283,763 | (-66%) | 45.5 | 213.9 | (+370%) |
| 6 | ▼ -2 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 685,443 | 558,017 | (-19%) | 207.4 | 183.1 | (-12%) |
| 7 | ▲ +1 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,629,000 | 2,606,360 | (-44%) | 108.9 | 171.9 | (+58%) |
| 8 | ▲ +2 | Danesco Trading Ltd. | 1418 | 77,504 | 75,180 | (-3%) | 102.1 | 151.0 | (+48%) |
| 9 | ▲ +2 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 207,880 | 136,853 | (-34%) | 80.3 | 142.9 | (+78%) |
| 10 | ▲ +34 | Beget LLC | 3806 | 172,891 | 35,659 | (-79%) | 16.9 | 138.3 | (+719%) |
| 11 | ▲ +3 | TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. | 1564 | 71,481 | 34,108 | (-52%) | 62.8 | 117.0 | (+86%) |
| 12 | ▲ +1 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,246,759 | 3,222,877 | (-39%) | 69.4 | 97.5 | (+40%) |
| 13 | ▼ -4 | Domain International Services Limited | 3863 | 154,766 | 31,094 | (-80%) | 103.8 | 95.2 | (-8%) |
| 14 | ▲ +15 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,245,696 | 594,671 | (-52%) | 33.8 | 75.7 | (+124%) |
| 15 | ▲ +9 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,298,842 | 3,337,643 | (-22%) | 39.7 | 72.2 | (+82%) |
| 16 | ▼ -4 | Internet Domain Service BS Corp | 2487 | 371,363 | 362,216 | (-2%) | 69.9 | 70.6 | (+1%) |
| 17 | ▲ +11 | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 2,467,027 | 1,533,675 | (-38%) | 33.9 | 60.9 | (+80%) |
| 18 | — | Global Domain Name Trading Center Ltd | 3792 | 42,397 | 57,941 | (+37%) | 47.9 | 54.9 | (+15%) |
| 19 | ▲ +18 | Shanghai Meicheng Technology Information Development Co., Ltd. | 1621 | 146,380 | 124,389 | (-15%) | 19.7 | 54.5 | (+176%) |
| 20 | ▲ +2 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 57,392 | 43,123 | (-25%) | 43.0 | 52.4 | (+22%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
The final table compares and ranks gTLD registrars by malicious domain registrations.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Malicious Domain Registrations, Quarter over Quarter (May to July 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 | February to April 2024 | May to July 2024 | February to April 2024 | May to July 2024 ▼ | |||
| 1 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,629,000 | 2,606,360 | (-44%) | 44,200 | 35,483 | (-20%) |
| 2 | ▲ +2* | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 100,732 | 74,570 | (-26%) | 25,011 | 31,639 | (+27%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 5,246,759 | 3,222,877 | (-39%) | 34,786 | 28,775 | (-17%) |
| 4 | ▲ +3 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 16,562,932 | 11,775,009 | (-29%) | 16,017 | 18,129 | (+13%) |
| 5 | ▼ -2 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 65,960,522 | 60,162,888 | (-9%) | 31,649 | 16,655 | (-47%) |
| 6 | ▲ +3 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,298,842 | 3,337,643 | (-22%) | 11,747 | 15,930 | (+36%) |
| 7 | ▲ +5 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 642,997 | 351,267 | (-45%) | 6,552 | 11,125 | (+70%) |
| 8 | ▼ -3 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 4,640,558 | 4,233,701 | (-9%) | 23,985 | 9,936 | (-59%) |
| 9 | ▲ +5 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 3,818,637 | 3,223,166 | (-16%) | 6,389 | 8,168 | (+28%) |
| 10 | ▲ +5 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 513,858 | 391,582 | (-24%) | 5,513 | 7,698 | (+40%) |
| 11 | ▼ -3 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 685,443 | 558,017 | (-19%) | 12,593 | 7,539 | (-40%) |
| 12 | ▼ -1 | Dynadot Inc | 472 | 3,728,270 | 2,724,038 | (-27%) | 7,803 | 7,357 | (-6%) |
| 13 | — | HOSTINGER operations, UAB | 1636 | 2,467,027 | 1,533,675 | (-38%) | 6,452 | 6,095 | (-6%) |
| 14 | ▲ +6 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 828,714 | 283,763 | (-66%) | 3,419 | 5,112 | (+50%) |
| 15 | ▲ +2 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,022,289 | 9,067,235 | (-10%) | 4,937 | 5,046 | (+2%) |
| 16 | ▲ +5 | PSI-USA, Inc. dba Domain Robot | 151 | 1,318,992 | 1,152,567 | (-13%) | 3,384 | 3,590 | (+6%) |
| 17 | ▲ +5 | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,245,696 | 594,671 | (-52%) | 3,371 | 3,479 | (+3%) |
| 18 | ▼ -2 | Aceville Pte. Ltd. | 3858 | 189,118 | 78,207 | (-59%) | 5,202 | 2,832 | (-46%) |
| 19 | ▲ +5 | Squarespace Domains II LLC | 895 | 9,021,951 | 7,718,258 | (-14%) | 2,392 | 2,285 | (-4%) |
| 20 | ▼ -1 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,319,163 | 1,140,762 | (-14%) | 3,889 | 1,937 | (-50%) |
* Indicates change over prior quarter
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