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[email protected] PMB 246, 405 Waltham Street, Lexington MA USA 02421 Published April 26, 2012 Authors: Greg Aaron, Afilias <gaaron at afilias.info> and Rod Rasmussen, Internet Identity <rod.rasmussen at internetidentity.com> Research, Analysis Support, and Graphics: Aaron Routt, Internet Identity Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... 2 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 3 BASIC STATISTICS ................................................................................................................ 3 SHIFTING TARGETS .............................................................................................................. 5 PHISHING BY UPTIME ......................................................................................................... 8 PREVALENCE OF PHISHING BY TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN (TLD) ..................................... 10 COMPROMISED DOMAINS VS. MALICIOUS REGISTRATIONS ................................ 12 REGISTRARS USED FOR MALICIOUS DOMAIN REGISTRATIONS ............................. 13 USE OF SUBDOMAIN SERVICES FOR PHISHING ......................................................... 14 SHARED VIRTUAL