Phishing Activity: Key Statistics August 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023

We analyzed URLs, domain names, and IP addresses that have been reported for phishing. These and other metadata — e.g., registration data, DNS zone data, attack type and targeted brand — allow us to determine where phishers are acquiring resources for their criminal activities. Indicators of compromise allow us to distinguish hostnames delegated from domains that were purposely registered for phishing campaigns from hostnames assigned to compromised web sites that were delegated from domain names for legitimate purposes.

During this period, we measured phishing reports, phishing attacks, and the number of unique domain names reported for use in phishing attacks. We also measured famous brands that were targeted by phishers.

Measurement Count
Total number of phishing reports collected from feeds this quarter 840,196
Phishing attacks reported 368,377
Unique domain names reported for phishing 173,657
Maliciously registered domains reported for phishing 118,241
Top-level Domains (TLDs) where we observed phishing 500
gTLD Registrars that had domains under management reported for phishing 619
All Registrars that had domains under management reported for phishing 1,204
Hosting Networks (ASNs) where phishing web sites were reported 2,465
Brands targeted in phishing attacks 1,662
Number of phishing attacks using a subdomain reseller 108,176

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