Akéreon tackles shipping spam with Spamhaus’ Data Query Service

6 March 2024

Case Study

Find out how Spamhaus’ Data Query Service (DQS) has assisted Akéreon in spotting which emails to give a wide berth.



Empowering SOC teams with predictive risk scoring – Part 1: Evaluating risks posed by domains

10 May 2023

Blog

In this three-part series, by DomainTools, explore how to harness technology to operate at scale and release vital resources through evaluating domain risks, predicting malicious intent, and applying predictive risk scoring.

Lifting the lid on a long-time operating Brazilian malware gang

6 May 2023

News

For over 8 years, our researchers have been tracking an operation that targets Brazilian internet users, and is focused on stealing their banking credentials, withdrawing funds from its victim’s accounts. Here’s a potted history.

Spamhaus welcomes ICANN INFERMAL study

5 May 2023

Blog

As supporters of any initiative driven to make the internet a safer place, we were delighted when ICANN recently announced funding for the INFERMAL research project into domain cyberattacks. Discover what exactly the INFERMAL project is and what they’re hoping achieve.

Spamhaus and Messageware partner to enhance protection for Microsoft Exchange users

28 April 2023

Blog

We’re excited to announce that we have partnered with Messageware - a market leader in securing, enhancing, and customizing Microsoft Exchange Servers. Read this blog post to learn about the integration and how it's providing proactive protection for customers.

Troubles in Tokelau, malfeasance in Mali… what’s happening with Freenom?

24 April 2023

Blog

In the first quarter of 2023 we noticed a sharp decline in new registrations in Freenom's TLDs – good and bad. So, what is happening?

Domain registries – are you experiencing the Freenom Effect?

15 April 2023

Blog

Freenom’s doors have been firmly shut to new domain registrations, for almost three months. The latest Spamhaus domain data suggests, those registries that operate TLDs at the lower end of the pricing spectrum are significantly more susceptible to abusive registrations.

Spamhaus Quarterly Domain Reputation Update, Q1 2023

14 April 2023

Report

Researchers observed unprecedented change, with a decrease in registration and abuse number for all five Freenom ccTLDs, including a steep decline for .ml (-74%). Yet with this, significant increases for gTLDs .store and .fun. Is this the Freenom effect?

Spamhaus Botnet Threat Update, Q1 2023

12 April 2023

Report

Botnet C&C operators continued to escalate in Q1. Spamhaus researchers saw a 23% increase in newly observed botnet C&C servers - with Cobalt Strike and Quakbot ever-present. Get all the latest insights, including the rise in popularity of credential stealer RecordBreaker in this report.

Neutralizing Tofsee Spambot – Part 3 | Network-based kill switch

6 April 2023

Blog

In part three, we focus on using a network kill switch - causing an out-of-bounds read error, leading to Tofsee crashing.