In 2020, it was found that just over half of phishing sites used a TLD (top level domain) of .com. Meanwhile, .net was the second most used TLD. This was used by about 3.4 percent of phishing sites, followed by .xyz.
Distribution of top-level domains used by phishing sites as of September 2020
*Phishing sites URL obtained from:
• Phishing Database: 78,411 phishing URLs of which 37,578 were active as of September 2020
• OpenPhish: 3,208 phishing URLs, all of which were active as of September 2020.
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F5 Networks. (October 11, 2020). Distribution of top-level domains used by phishing sites as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256788/phishing-sites-tlds/
F5 Networks. "Distribution of top-level domains used by phishing sites as of September 2020." Chart. October 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256788/phishing-sites-tlds/
F5 Networks. (2020). Distribution of top-level domains used by phishing sites as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256788/phishing-sites-tlds/
F5 Networks. "Distribution of Top-level Domains Used by Phishing Sites as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256788/phishing-sites-tlds/
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