Phishing Activity: Domain Registrars
Quarter over Quarter Comparison:
August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
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, 2022 - July 31, 2022 period to the ranking for the August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domains, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2022)
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 2022 | August to October 2022 | May to July 2022 | August to October 2022 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +20* | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,312,143 | 1,465,306 | (+12%) | 1,565 | 19,599 | (+1,152%) |
| 2 | — | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,532,558 | 4,507,830 | (-1%) | 13,371 | 15,919 | (+19%) |
| 3 | ▼ -2 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 66,205,047 | 65,778,642 | (-1%) | 15,248 | 14,971 | (-2%) |
| 4 | ▼ -1 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 13,993,839 | 14,325,755 | (+2%) | 11,586 | 14,521 | (+25%) |
| 5 | ▲ +3 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,057,716 | 3,216,834 | (+5%) | 4,668 | 11,783 | (+152%) |
| 6 | ▼ -2 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,902,630 | 4,732,711 | (-3%) | 9,276 | 8,255 | (-11%) |
| 7 | N/R** | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 25,423 | 33,957 | (+34%) | 1,304 | 5,810 | (+346%) |
| 8 | ▲ +12 | GMO Internet, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,930,851 | 4,753,774 | (-4%) | 1,590 | 5,373 | (+238%) |
| 9 | ▲ +6 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,558,199 | 4,422,183 | (-3%) | 2,595 | 4,819 | (+86%) |
| 10 | — | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 688,866 | 817,907 | (+19%) | 3,927 | 4,707 | (+20%) |
| 11 | ▼ -6 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 1,604,281 | 1,242,022 | (-23%) | 6,279 | 4,659 | (-26%) |
| 12 | ▲ +4 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,006,921 | 9,778,324 | (-2%) | 2,256 | 3,779 | (+68%) |
| 13 | ▲ +1 | Google LLC | 895 | 7,694,362 | 8,086,099 | (+5%) | 2,598 | 3,537 | (+36%) |
| 14 | ▼ -5 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 931,876 | 998,854 | (+7%) | 4,025 | 3,485 | (-13%) |
| 15 | ▼ -4 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 753,927 | 749,164 | (-1%) | 3,476 | 3,136 | (-10%) |
| 16 | ▼ -9 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,706,275 | 1,585,107 | (-7%) | 5,303 | 2,735 | (-48%) |
| 17 | ▼ -5 | Hostinger, UAB | 1636 | 742,427 | 877,610 | (+18%) | 2,686 | 2,309 | (-14%) |
| 18 | ▲ +1 | Dynadot, LLC | 472 | 3,179,286 | 3,122,969 | (-2%) | 1,664 | 2,266 | (+36%) |
| 19 | ▼ -1 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 878,532 | 947,972 | (+8%) | 1,971 | 2,257 | (+15%) |
| 20 | ▼ -3 | Name.com, Inc. | 625 | 2,221,145 | 2,230,367 | (0%) | 2,028 | 1,879 | (-7%) |
* 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, 2022 - July 31, 2022 period to the August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022 period.
Ranking of Domain Registrars by Phishing Domain Score, Quarter over Quarter (August to October 2022)
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 2022 | August to October 2022 | May to July 2022 | August to October 2022 ▼ | |||
| 1 | N/R** | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 25,423 | 33,957 | (+34%) | 512.9 | 1711 | (+234%) |
| 2 | ▲ +26* | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,312,143 | 1,465,306 | (+12%) | 11.9 | 133.8 | (+1,021%) |
| 3 | ▼ -1 | TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. | 1564 | 84,200 | 75,836 | (-10%) | 52.6 | 114.6 | (+118%) |
| 4 | ▼ -3 | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 688,866 | 817,907 | (+19%) | 57 | 57.6 | (+1%) |
| 5 | ▼ -1 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 753,927 | 749,164 | (-1%) | 46.1 | 41.9 | (-9%) |
| 6 | ▲ +2 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 1,604,281 | 1,242,022 | (-23%) | 39.1 | 37.5 | (-4%) |
| 7 | ▲ +19 | Cosmotown, Inc. | 1509 | 59,024 | 80,013 | (+36%) | 12.9 | 37.4 | (+190%) |
| 8 | ▲ +15 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,057,716 | 3,216,834 | (+5%) | 15.3 | 36.6 | (+140%) |
| 9 | ▲ +2 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,532,558 | 4,507,830 | (-1%) | 29.5 | 35.3 | (+20%) |
| 10 | ▼ -4 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 931,876 | 998,854 | (+7%) | 43.2 | 34.9 | (-19%) |
| 11 | ▲ +2 | NETIM SARL | 1519 | 62,616 | 63,214 | (+1%) | 25.1 | 32.4 | (+29%) |
| 12 | ▲ +9 | CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 3254 | 150,600 | 156,492 | (+4%) | 15.9 | 28.2 | (+77%) |
| 13 | ▼ -4 | Hostinger, UAB | 1636 | 742,427 | 877,610 | (+18%) | 36.2 | 26.3 | (-27%) |
| 14 | — | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 878,532 | 947,972 | (+8%) | 22.4 | 23.8 | (+6%) |
| 15 | ▼ -10 | NetEarth One Inc. d/b/a NetEarth | 1005 | 129,041 | 127,154 | (-1%) | 44.4 | 23.4 | (-47%) |
| 16 | ▲ +6 | CV. Jogjacamp | 1478 | 112,051 | 120,625 | (+8%) | 15.4 | 21.1 | (+36%) |
| 17 | ▼ -1 | Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. | 1601 | 295,207 | 338,316 | (+15%) | 19.8 | 19.5 | (-1%) |
| 18 | — | Internet Domain Service BS Corp | 2487 | 498,086 | 414,833 | (-17%) | 18.4 | 18.6 | (+1%) |
| 19 | ▼ -7 | BigRock Solutions Ltd. | 1495 | 212,376 | 210,315 | (-1%) | 26.7 | 18.1 | (-32%) |
| 20 | ▼ -3 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,902,630 | 4,732,711 | (-3%) | 18.9 | 17.4 | (-8%) |
* 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 2022)
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 2022 | August to October 2022 | May to July 2022 | August to October 2022 ▼ | |||
| 1 | ▲ +16* | Sav.com, LLC | 609 | 1,312,143 | 1,465,306 | (+12%) | 1,316 | 18,955 | (+1,340%) |
| 2 | ▼ -1 | NameSilo, LLC | 1479 | 4,532,558 | 4,507,830 | (-1%) | 10,166 | 11,432 | (+12%) |
| 3 | ▲ +4 | Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) | 1599 | 3,057,716 | 3,216,834 | (+5%) | 3,695 | 10,578 | (+186%) |
| 4 | ▼ -2 | NameCheap, Inc. | 1068 | 13,993,839 | 14,325,755 | (+2%) | 6,592 | 7,979 | (+21%) |
| 5 | ▼ -2 | GoDaddy.com, LLC | 146 | 66,205,047 | 65,778,642 | (-1%) | 6,259 | 7,169 | (+15%) |
| 6 | ▲ +14 | GMO Internet, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com | 49 | 4,930,851 | 4,753,774 | (-4%) | 1,127 | 4,345 | (+286%) |
| 7 | ▼ -1 | PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com | 303 | 4,902,630 | 4,732,711 | (-3%) | 5,047 | 4,197 | (-17%) |
| 8 | ▼ -4 | ALIBABA.COM SINGAPORE E-COMMERCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 3775 | 1,604,281 | 1,242,022 | (-23%) | 5,865 | 3,881 | (-34%) |
| 9 | N/R** | NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED | 3765 | 25,423 | 33,957 | (+34%) | 1,073 | 3,877 | (+261%) |
| 10 | — | OwnRegistrar, Inc. | 1250 | 688,866 | 817,907 | (+19%) | 2,155 | 2,976 | (+38%) |
| 11 | — | Google LLC | 895 | 7,694,362 | 8,086,099 | (+5%) | 2,120 | 2,797 | (+32%) |
| 12 | ▲ +2 | eNom, LLC | 48 | 4,558,199 | 4,422,183 | (-3%) | 1,635 | 2,498 | (+53%) |
| 13 | ▼ -4 | Porkbun LLC | 1861 | 931,876 | 998,854 | (+7%) | 2,280 | 2,484 | (+9%) |
| 14 | ▼ -6 | Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC | 1606 | 753,927 | 749,164 | (-1%) | 2,854 | 2,470 | (-13%) |
| 15 | ▲ +1 | Tucows Domains Inc. | 69 | 10,006,921 | 9,778,324 | (-2%) | 1,430 | 2,117 | (+48%) |
| 16 | ▼ -3 | Hostinger, UAB | 1636 | 742,427 | 877,610 | (+18%) | 1,777 | 1,741 | (-2%) |
| 17 | ▼ -5 | Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu | 1647 | 1,706,275 | 1,585,107 | (-7%) | 1,809 | 1,390 | (-23%) |
| 18 | ▲ +1 | Dynadot, LLC | 472 | 3,179,286 | 3,122,969 | (-2%) | 1,257 | 1,368 | (+9%) |
| 19 | ▲ +30 | Gname.com Pte. Ltd. | 1923 | 1,329,943 | 1,893,894 | (+42%) | 139 | 1,321 | (+850%) |
| 20 | ▼ -2 | Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc | 460 | 878,532 | 947,972 | (+8%) | 1,284 | 1,310 | (+2%) |
* 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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