Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains

INFERMO (Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains) is a research project being carried out by KOR Labs and funded by ICANN. The project aims to systematically analyze the preferences of cyberattackers and possible measures to mitigate malicious activities across top-level domains (TLDs).

Funding

This project is funded as a part of ICANN's Domain Name System (DNS) Security Threat Mitigation Program, which strives to make the Internet a safer place for end users by reducing the prevalence of DNS security threats across the Internet. When it comes to DNS security threats, one method cybercriminals use is to actively register domains to launch Internet-scale attacks, such as phishing, malware, and spam campaigns.