Key Data Are you in the market for a new job? Talent scouts aren’t the only ones aggressively recruiting. Netcraft has observed a recent spike in recruitment scams, uncovering significant impact from three unique adversaries, each leveraging different tactics to…
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April 2025 Web Server Survey
In the April 2025 survey we received responses from 1,218,287,328 sites across 277,498,967 domains and 13,441,067 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 20.6 million sites, 1.9 million domains, and 38,345 web-facing computers. nginx experienced the largest gain of 8.0…
AI-Enabled Darcula-Suite Makes Phishing Kits More Accessible, Easier to Deploy
Key Data Netcraft researchers have observed the cybercriminals behind darcula, the phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, have released a new update to their darcula-suite, accelerating phishing kit creation with AI, confirming the use of AI to more quickly create high-quality, customized phishing…
March 2025 Web Server Survey
In the March 2025 survey we received responses from 1,197,680,522 sites across 275,633,322 domains and 13,402,722 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 17.0 million sites and 976,381 domains, and a loss of 77,628 web-facing computers. nginx made the largest…
March 2025 Web Server Survey
In the March 2025 survey we received responses from 1,197,680,522 sites across 275,633,322 domains and 13,402,722 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 17.0 million sites and 976,381 domains, and a loss of 77,628 web-facing computers. nginx made the largest…
Netcraft Combines Forces with GASA and the GSE in the Fight Against Cybercrime
Netcraft, the global leader in digital risk protection and brand protection, announced two strategic alliances in the fight against online scams and fraud. First, Netcraft is furthering its partnership with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) by becoming a Foundation member.…
February 2025 Web Server Survey
In the February 2025 survey we received responses from 1,180,650,484 sites across 274,656,941 domains and 13,480,350 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 19.2 million sites, 1.3 million domains, and 56,361 web-facing computers. nginx made the largest gain of 12.5…
The Bleeding Edge of Phishing: darcula-suite 3.0 Enables DIY Phishing of Any Brand
Key Data darcula-suite represents a significant shift in criminal capabilities, reducing the barrier to entry for bad actors to target any brand with complex, customizable phishing campaigns. Novel use of Headless Chrome and browser automation tool allows even non-technical criminals…
January 2025 Web Server Survey
In the January 2025 survey we received responses from 1,161,445,625 sites across 273,352,681 domains and 13,423,989 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 11.7 million sites, 770,099 domains, and 163,336 web-facing computers. Cloudflare experienced the largest gain of 9.7 million…
The Truth of the Matter: Scammers Targeting Truth Social Users
Key Data Threat actors immediately target new Truth Social users — Netcraft received more than 30 messages within hours of creating an account. Truth Social’s structure gives threat actors easy access to target groups with more than 100,000 members. Advance…
December 2024 Web Server Survey
In the December 2024 survey we received responses from 1,149,724,280 sites across 272,582,582 domains and 13,260,653 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 8.6 million sites, 550,526 domains, and 146,420 web-facing computers. nginx experienced the largest gain of 6.4 million…
How to Prevent Phishing Attacks
Contents How to Prevent Phishing Attacks How do these phishing attacks work? What’s the impact of these phishing attacks? Loss of Customer Trust Brand Reputation Damage Financial and Legal Ramifications Increased Customer Service Burden Why are so few organizations responding…
October 2024 Web Server Survey
In the October 2024 survey we received responses from 1,131,068,688 sites across 271,754,817 domains and 13,003,235 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 12.0 million sites, 971,957 domains, and 62,565 web-facing computers. OpenResty experienced the largest gain of 2.2 million…
Every Doggo Has Its Day: Unleashing the Xiū Gǒu Phishing Kit
Key data This article explores Netcraft’s research into Xiū gǒu (修狗), a phishing kit in use since at least September 2024 to deploy phishing campaigns targeting the US and UK, Spain, Australia, and Japan. Insights include: A branded mascot and…
Hook’d: How HookBot Malware Impersonates Known Brands to Steal Customer Data
Key data This article explores Netcraft’s research into the HookBot malware family and associated attacks on Android devices, including examples of: Typical HookBot behaviors, such as the use of overlay attacks The types of brands and apps being impersonated How…
Face Off: US Election Debate Sparks New Wave of Crypto-Doubling Scams
In the wake of the second US presidential election debate between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump (September 10), Netcraft identified a series of crypto investment scams monopolizing on the publicity around this key event. Our research uncovered 24…
Problems in the Parking Lot: Threat Actors Use IRL Quishing to Target Travelers
This article explores Netcraft’s research into the recent surge in QR code parking scams in the UK and around the globe. Insights include: At least two threat groups identified, one of which Netcraft can link to customs tax and postal…
September 2024 Web Server Survey
In the September 2024 survey we received responses from 1,119,023,272 sites across 270,782,860 domains and 12,940,670 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 11.2 million sites, 717,065 domains, and 70,346 web-facing computers. Cloudflare experienced the largest increase of 3.1 million…
Scam Sites at Scale: LLMs Fueling a GenAI Criminal Revolution
This article explores Netcraft’s research into the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to create text for fraudulent websites in 2024. Insights include: A 3.95x increase in websites with AI-generated text observed between March and August 2024, with a 5.2x…
August 2024 Web Server Survey
In the August 2024 survey we received responses from 1,107,785,375 sites across 270,065,795 domains and 13,011,016 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 3.6 million sites, a loss of 364,061 domains, and an increase of 119,600 web-facing computers. Cloudflare experienced…