Changes

* [[Registries]] and [[registrars]] can act at the DNS level but not on the hosting infrastructure unless they also offer hosting services.  

* [[Registries]] and [[registrars]] can act at the DNS level but not on the hosting infrastructure unless they also offer hosting services.  

* The top five most abused registrars account for 48% of all maliciously registered domain names.

* The top five most abused registrars account for 48% of all maliciously registered domain names.

'''[[Compromised Domain]]s'''<br/>

''[[Compromised Domain]]s''<br/>

* Almost 25% of [[phishing]] domain names and 41% of [[malware]] are registered by legitimate users. They are compromised at the hosting level and thus cannot be addressed at the [[DNS]] level without collateral damage.

* Almost 25% of [[phishing]] domain names and 41% of [[malware]] are registered by legitimate users. They are compromised at the hosting level and thus cannot be addressed at the [[DNS]] level without collateral damage.

* Phishers use free subdomain and hosting providers, which do not work well for spammers and botnet C&C activity. For phishing abuse, half of the 10 most abused TLDs ([[.ml]], [[.tk]], [[.ga]], [[.cf]], and [[.gq]]) are operated by [[Freenom]].

* Phishers use free subdomain and hosting providers, which do not work well for spammers and botnet C&C activity. For phishing abuse, half of the 10 most abused TLDs ([[.ml]], [[.tk]], [[.ga]], [[.cf]], and [[.gq]]) are operated by [[Freenom]].