INFERMAL
Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains
A research project funded by ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN and led by Maciej Korczyński that studied what draws criminals to certain registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar and TLD top-level domain The last part of a domain name, after the final dot. Full definition of TLD. Its 2024 report compared prices, discounts, payment methods, registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration tools and checks on customers, and linked several of them to higher numbers of malicious registrations.
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