According to [[APWG|The Anti-Phishing Working Group]], the number of [[cybersquatting|cybersquatted]] domain names used in conjunction with [[phishing]] has fallen to only 2% of attacks in 2012. A report identified 64,204 phishing domains in total, of which only 12% is suspected by APWG as being registered by the phishers. The rest were compromised accounts owned by third parties. More than half of phisher-owned domains were in [[.tk]], a registry that offers free registration.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10861-only-2-of-phishing-attacks-use-cybersquatted-domain-names Only 2% of phishing attacks use cybersquatted domain names]. Published 2012 October 25. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref> | According to [[APWG|The Anti-Phishing Working Group]], the number of [[cybersquatting|cybersquatted]] domain names used in conjunction with [[phishing]] has fallen to only 2% of attacks in 2012. A report identified 64,204 phishing domains in total, of which only 12% is suspected by APWG as being registered by the phishers. The rest were compromised accounts owned by third parties. More than half of phisher-owned domains were in [[.tk]], a registry that offers free registration.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10861-only-2-of-phishing-attacks-use-cybersquatted-domain-names Only 2% of phishing attacks use cybersquatted domain names]. Published 2012 October 25. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref> |