Threat Actors Widely Abuse .COM TLD to Host Credential Phishing Website

Threat Actors Widely Abuse .COM TLD to Host Credential Phishing Website

The .COM top-level domain continues to dominate the cybercriminal landscape as the primary vehicle for hosting credential phishing websites, maintaining its position as the most extensively abused TLD by threat actors worldwide. Recent intelligence indicates that malicious actors leverage the… Read more → The post Threat Actors Widely Abuse .COM TLD to Host Credential Phishing Website appeared first on IT Security News.

Threat Actors Exploit .COM TLD to Host Widespread Credential Phishing Sites

Threat actors have dramatically increased their exploitation of the cybersecurity sector, which is a disturbing development. Spain’s country code TLD, ES, is used to plan credential phishing attacks. According to recent findings from Cofense Intelligence, the abuse of .ES TLD domains surged by an astonishing 19-fold from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025, propelling it to […] The post Threat Actors Exploit .COM TLD to Host Widespread Credential Phishing Sites …

Cofense uncovers dramatic rise in phishing attacks using Spain’s .es domains - SiliconANGLE

A new report out today from phishing defense company Cofense Inc. reveals a dramatic rise in malicious activity leveraging Spain’s .es top-level domain, marking a shift in tactics among phishing operators targeting enterprise users. According to the research from Max Gannon and Jacob Malimban from Cofense’s Intelligence Team, the use of the .es TLD in credential phishing […] The post Cofense uncovers dramatic rise in phishing attacks using Spain…