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==Continued Issues==
==Continued Issues==
[[ICANN]] has had to postpone, and readdress, its plans to begin the creation of large amounts of [[gTLD]]s given [[WIPO]]'s concerns over the high amounts of CyberSquatting complaints. In 2008, [[WIPO]] received 2,329 cybersquatting complaints; that was greatest number of complaints received since the creation of the [[UDRP]]. Thus, [[WIPO]], the U.S. government, and other interested parties are concerned over [[ICANN]]'s plans to liberalize the creation of new [[gTLD]]s.<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/03/record-cybersquatting-cases-cast-shadow-on-icanns-tld-plans.ars Ars Tecnica]</ref> [[ICANN]], in response has suggested the creation of a database, or [[IP Clearinghouse]], which would compile information on trademark holders and use it defensively to make it more difficult for cybersquatters to register trademark related terms.<ref>[http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/ICANN-may-block-cyber-squatting_3185.html Think Digit]</ref>
[[ICANN]] has had to postpone, and readdress, its plans to begin the creation of large amounts of [[gTLD]]s given [[WIPO]]'s concerns over the high amounts of CyberSquatting complaints. In 2008, [[WIPO]] received 2,329 cybersquatting complaints; that was greatest number of complaints received since the creation of the [[UDRP]]. Thus, [[WIPO]], the U.S. government, and other interested parties are concerned over [[ICANN]]'s plans to liberalize the creation of new [[gTLD]]s.<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/03/record-cybersquatting-cases-cast-shadow-on-icanns-tld-plans.ars Ars Tecnica]</ref> [[ICANN]], in response has suggested the creation of a database, or [[IP Clearinghouse]], which would compile information on trademark holders and use it defensively to make it more difficult for cybersquatters to register trademark related terms.<ref>[http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/ICANN-may-block-cyber-squatting_3185.html Think Digit]</ref>
===Phishing===
According to [[APWG|The Anti-Phishing Working Group]], the number of cybersquatted domain names used in conjunction with [[phishing]] has fallen to only 2% of attacks. A 2012 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>
==Legal Recourse==
==Legal Recourse==