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New research from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has found that up to 81% of domain names used for phishing are legitimate domains that have been hacked. More specifically, out of the 30,454 phishing domains under observation, only 5,591 domain names (18.5%) were registered by phishers according to APWG. The remaining small percentage of the domains used in phishing belonged to subdomain ...

The anti phishing working group (APWG) launched a new best practice guide for registrars today, aimed at making it more difficult for online criminals to register domains for purposes such as creating phishing sites.

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), along with ICANN Registrar Constituency and a number of domain name registrars, have release a “best practices” advisory for registrars to help them guard against the use of domains to obtain personal financial information. Several globally active registrars have already implemented many of the best practices recommend by APWG including Go Daddy and Network Solutions. “It has been great to see registrars take phishing prevention seriously,” said Rod Ras

The anti phishing working group (APWG) launched a new best practice guide for registrars today, aimed at making it more difficult for online criminals to register domains for purposes such as creating phishing sites.

[news release] The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), in consultation with the ICANN Registrar Constituency and several domain name registrars, has published a “best practices” advisory for registrars to help them implement mechanisms to make it more difficult to register and use domains for illicit uses such as phishing, a confidence scheme used to dupe consumers out of personal financial information. Several globally active registrars, including APWG members Go Daddy, the world’s largest re