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The fourth quarter of 2025 closed with 386.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 22.7 million domain name registrations compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report released Thursday at DNIB.com.
As ICANN prepares to reopen its New gTLD application window in April 2026, brand owners must decide whether a dotBrand domain offers strategic control, security and long-term digital identity advantages beyond traditional domain portfolio models.
A stealthy phishing campaign known as PHALT#BLYX leveraged fake CAPTCHAs and BSOD screens to deploy DCRat, with forensic analysis uncovering widespread DNS misuse, typosquatting, and more than 21,000 email-connected domains.
Koi Security exposes the DNS infrastructure behind DarkSpectre's latest cyber campaign. Their investigation uncovers nearly 9,000 suspect domains and IP links, revealing how a stealthy browser extension compromised 2.2 million users.
CSC's 2026 Domain Security Report reveals persistent vulnerabilities across the Global 2000, with domain-based threats rising and unicorn firms showing mixed security maturity amid growing regulatory pressure and AI-driven cyber risks.
State-sponsored and criminal groups exploited OAuth weaknesses using SquarePhish2 and Graphish to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts, prompting data theft and broader infiltration campaigns. Analysts uncovered 46 confirmed indicators and hundreds of related artifacts.
Silver Fox, a Chinese state-backed hacking group, disguised its espionage campaign as Russian activity using Cyrillic-laced lures and DNS infrastructure, deploying ValleyRAT to steal intelligence and finance operations through Microsoft Teams abuse.
A sophisticated campaign by Ashen Lepus targeted Arabic-speaking government entities using a newly identified malware suite, AshTag. Enhanced encryption, obfuscation techniques, and extensive infrastructure analysis signal a notable evolution in the group's tactics.
A seven-year malware campaign, orchestrated through seemingly trusted browser extensions, exposed millions of users to DNS abuse. ShadyPanda's infrastructure reveals how trust, subtlety and DNS manipulation sustained an enduring threat.
An analysis of domains linked to the top malware strains of Q3 2025 reveals early threat signals, typosquatting patterns, and thousands of connections to malicious infrastructure, underscoring the predictive power of DNS telemetry.