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DNS Abuse Mitigation Report

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In response to ICANN’s strengthened 2024 RAA requirements on DNS Abuse, the DNS Research Federation (DNSRF) has launched a new initiative to assess real-world compliance and performance. Using data from our DAP.LIVE platform, this analysis focuses on how effectively registrars and registries are mitigating phishing and malware threats—and how quickly they act within critical response windows.
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The DNS Research Federation (DNSRF) has launched a data-driven effort to measure the impact of ICANN’s 2024 amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), which require timely mitigation of DNS Abuse by registrars and registries. Focusing on phishing and malware incidents, we analysed abuse mitigation patterns using our DAP.LIVE platform, tracking how quickly registrars and registries take action to disable malicious domains. Initial findings show that while 24-hour mitigation rates have improved slightly, rising from 13% in September 2024 to 20% in early 2025, most abuse still remains active beyond this critical window, during which users are most vulnerable. Seven-day mitigation rates are more encouraging, increasing to 55% over the same period. Notably, registries currently perform the majority of mitigations within both 1-day and 7-day windows, though registrars begin to take the lead after 90 days.

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DNS Research Federation

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PDF

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2231k

Page count
14

First published on
3rd June 2025

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