abuse contact

The published contact where a registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar or registry (glossary)registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry receives reports of DNS abuse (glossary)DNS abuse Harmful use of domains, defined in ICANN contracts as five specific threats. Full definition of DNS abuse or illegal activity. ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN contracts require gTLD (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD registrars to have one, review reports and act when abuse is confirmed. Since 5 April 2024 it can be an email address or a web form. A separate phone line, watched around the clock, serves law enforcement.