---
id: "abuse-contact"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "abuse contact"
language: "en"
category: "Security and abuse"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/abuse-contact/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/contacto-casos-abuso/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/abuse-kontakt/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/contact-abus/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/contatto-abusi/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/contato-abuso/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/kontakt-zhalob-zloupotrebleniya/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/lanyong-jubao-lianxi-fangshi/"
---

# abuse contact

The published contact where a registrar or registry receives reports of DNS abuse or illegal activity. ICANN contracts require 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.

## related terms

- [DNS abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-abuse/)
- [takedown](https://tldlog.com/glossary/takedown/)
- [RAA](https://tldlog.com/glossary/raa/)