Host, registrar or CDN: who should you report a scam site to first?
The fastest takedown route depends on which layer can stop the live harm and which layer can stop the attacker from bringing it back.
Phishing takedown checklist for brands
A practical checklist for getting a phishing page removed: capture the page, identify the host and registrar, prove brand ownership, file once, escalate on a schedule, and verify the URL is truly offline.
Domain takedown vs hosting takedown: which one works faster?
A hosting takedown can remove a page quickly, while a domain takedown can disable the whole campaign. The right choice depends on evidence, abuse type and whether the domain itself is fraudulent.
Six checks that tell you a website is fake
The strongest check is the registrable domain: one label plus the public suffix. Then domain age in WHOIS, lifted content, payment method, and where the form posts.
How a phishing site takedown actually works
From the first abuse report to confirmed removal: the real steps, the parties involved, and why some takedowns stall while others resolve in hours.
Lookalike domains: the typosquatting threat to your brand
Typosquats and homoglyph domains are cheap to register and easy to weaponise. Here is how they work and what to do about the ones already pointed at your brand.
The anatomy of a phishing kit
Modern phishing is industrialised. Understanding how a kit is packaged explains why single-URL takedowns fail and cluster takedowns work.