May, 2009 : .INFO Domains Safe from Phishing Attacks
📅 - Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) releases Global Phishing Survey; .INFO had the lowest phishing rates among the gTLDs measured.
Afilias, a provider of registry services, today announced that a new Global Phishing Survey released by the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) reveals that the .INFO domain is the generic top-level Internet domain (gTLD) safest from phishing attacks. The company says that the results of the survey show that, during the second half of 2008, .INFO had the lowest phishing rates and the lowest average attack duration among the gTLDs measured.
It explains that the Global Phishing Survey analyzes the APWG phishing attack repository and other data sources comprising a comprehensive archive of phishing activity. It reports 56,959 phishing attacks worldwide in the second half of 2008, hosted on 30,454 unique domain names. Phishing took place on domain names in 170 top-level domains (TLDs). The company further states that according to the report, a phishing rate is a standard measure of the number of detected phishing web sites for every 10,000 domains registered, and indicates the prevalence of phishing in a top-level domain. It adds that attack duration measures the amount of time a phishing web site remains online - the longer one stays online, the more unsuspecting users may fall victim to the criminals.
"The .INFO registry is at the forefront of protecting Internet users from online identity theft across the world," said Greg Aaron, Director of Key Account Management and Domain Security at Afilias, and a co-author of the study. ''In January 2008, Afilias implemented a vigorous anti-phishing program working closely with .INFO registrars. We are pleased that the hard work of the .INFO anti-phishing team and dedicated registrars have propelled .INFO to the top spot for safety from phishing.''
"Identity theft and fraud are important issues for anyone who goes online, and criminals are using vulnerable top-level domains and registrars to steal identities and money," said Ram Mohan, Executive Vice President and CTO of Afilias. "The new data demonstrates the effectiveness of active, self-regulated domain name anti-abuse programs in improving the safety of Internet users against those who steal from them."
Afilias, a provider of registry services, today announced that a new Global Phishing Survey released by the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) reveals that the .INFO domain is the generic top-level Internet domain (gTLD) safest from phishing attacks. The company says that the results of the survey show that, during the second half of 2008, .INFO had the lowest phishing rates and the lowest average attack duration among the gTLDs measured.
It explains that the Global Phishing Survey analyzes the APWG phishing attack repository and other data sources comprising a comprehensive archive of phishing activity. It reports 56,959 phishing attacks worldwide in the second half of 2008, hosted on 30,454 unique domain names. Phishing took place on domain names in 170 top-level domains (TLDs). The company further states that according to the report, a phishing rate is a standard measure of the number of detected phishing web sites for every 10,000 domains registered, and indicates the prevalence of phishing in a top-level domain. It adds that attack duration measures the amount of time a phishing web site remains online - the longer one stays online, the more unsuspecting users may fall victim to the criminals.
"The .INFO registry is at the forefront of protecting Internet users from online identity theft across the world," said Greg Aaron, Director of Key Account Management and Domain Security at Afilias, and a co-author of the study. ''In January 2008, Afilias implemented a vigorous anti-phishing program working closely with .INFO registrars. We are pleased that the hard work of the .INFO anti-phishing team and dedicated registrars have propelled .INFO to the top spot for safety from phishing.''
"Identity theft and fraud are important issues for anyone who goes online, and criminals are using vulnerable top-level domains and registrars to steal identities and money," said Ram Mohan, Executive Vice President and CTO of Afilias. "The new data demonstrates the effectiveness of active, self-regulated domain name anti-abuse programs in improving the safety of Internet users against those who steal from them."
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