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Netcraft provides powerful phishing detection, cybercrime disruption and website takedown solutions to the world's largest organizations

Bath, England
Joined March 2010
Cybercriminals hate us. We love that. And we love it even more when they leave us bad reviews!  Talk to us today to see how we could protect your brand and company: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yZ1FL0    #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #StayCyberSafe
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Attackers don’t need to compromise your CFO to impersonate them. A name, photo, and public LinkedIn profile are enough to start. Here’s the six-stage process behind executive impersonation scams, and why they’re so hard to catch from inside the perimeter: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zQ43y0
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"Grand Theft Auto VI" is on its way. And so are the scams trying to capitalize on the hype. Here are a few ways threat actors are using the #GTA6 name and anticipation to spread fake #crypto, #malware, #phishing pages, and more. eu1.hubs.ly/H0zN1Y30
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The lures Netcraft is seeing largely fall into four recurring groups: fake downloads using the name of popular GTA VI leaker CyberLeek, false early access, nonexistent mobile versions, and offers to get the game for free.
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Our latest piece in @SCMagazine 👇
#AI isn't reinventing cybercrime. It's making phishing, deepfakes and fraud faster, cheaper and more scalable. Defenders must prioritize threats by impact, not novelty, says @Netcraft's Ivan Khamenka in this op-ed. #cybersecurity #CISO #infosec bit.ly/4kyPTCb
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Netcraft took part in Maple Disruption 2.0, @canantifraud and @Nat_Div_RCMP's 5-day push against fraud infrastructure, alongside 50+ partners from banks, telcos & more. As of Nov 5: 10,500 disruptive actions from 2,758 fraud reports, tied to C$14.1M in reported losses.
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Disruption doesn’t identify or charge the people behind a scam, but it makes it harder for them to reach the next victim, and it works best when every organization that touches the fraud lifecycle is working from the same set of reports. For more: ow.ly/e9Ra51035h2
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A fake login page can look identical to the real one, because sometimes it is the real one, streamed through an attacker’s browser. Five real examples from our researchers, and the signs that still give them away: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zxw180
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At first glance, did you think this was actually Intstagram's login page? It's not. That's just one of the countless examples we see every day. Check out other real-world examples here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z8vcQ0
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Netcraft Scam Intelligence intercepts malicious texts before they reach their intended target. The results can often become entertaining and insightful. More on what we learn from these scammers: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zxw4B0 #SocialEngineering #Phishing
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A phishing campaign can start as threat intel, become a fraud incident within days, and a comms crisis hours later, with a different playbook at each stage. Our latest blog in @hackernoon covers why detection alone can’t fix a coordination problem: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zxvVj0
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Attackers share infrastructure, sell each other access, and trade tooling, but most defenders still work in separate silos. #cybersecurity #SecurityInfrastructure #IncidentResponse
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Don't get caught using the same cybersecurity advice from five years ago. This #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, learn how attackers are bypassing traditional user defenses. eu1.hubs.ly/H0zxvVK0
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13 companies want to own .agent. OpenAI wants .gpt all to itself. Taylor Swift applied for .taylorswift. We broke down what 1,615 new TLD applications say about where the internet is headed, and what it means for brand impersonation: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zslYq0
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Americans lost an estimated $68B to scams in 2025, more than 4x what FTC complaint data shows. Only 13% of scams reach the FTC or federal law enforcement. Our take on the @Gallup and StopScamsAlliance findings: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zqTML0 #scams #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
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The study also found that 40% of scams involve a fraudulent website. But the other 60% are threats that can't necessarily be "taken down." We're proud to co-sponsor this study so the public can see the full scale of what we're dealing with on a daily basis.
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Some of our UK team recently spent a day at Bath City Farm in the U.K. clearing ragwort, which is toxic to cows, so a herd could move into the field. 🐮🌿 Paid volunteer time is a Netcraft benefit, and we’re hiring: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zcKk_0
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Netcraft has issued +50K proactive notifications as part of the U.K.'s response to the critical #PHP2Shell vulnerabilities. Working with the @NCSC, we're helping organizations identify exposed systems and take urgent action against active threats. eu1.hubs.ly/H0zkynZ0
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Attackers commonly change up their lures and social engineering tactics to be themed around the end of the calendar and fiscal years, claiming to have important HR information, invoices, balance sheets, and more. Here's our latest research: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zkdpV0 #Phishing
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🔒 Our Anti-Abuse Partners are crucial to our efforts to address DNS abuse as quickly as possible when it is detected. For over a decade, @Netcraft has helped us identify and suspend bad actors with a near-zero false positive rate. Read more about our work together in the 2026 Q3 Anti-Abuse Quarterly Report. #XYZRegistry #Cybersecurity xyz.xyz/anti-abuse/quarterly…
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Would you send money to this Luke Skywalker? Netcraft Scam Intelligence caught the scam before it could turn anyone to the dark side. We shared the greatest hits from our automated chats with scammers, and what they teach: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zf8n10
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Netcraft Scam Intelligence intercepts malicious text messages and phone calls before they ever get to your device. 📵
Netcraft Scam Intelligence stops scams before they reach users, then #AI agents engage threat actors and uncover their tactics. Ex.: We got an offer to be an "Apple ambassador" for a $1,000 gift card. Learn more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yZ1pw0    #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
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Your calendar has a new plus-one: a phishing lure that skipped the email filter and survived you deleting the original message. Which email clients are affected and what defenders can do: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z84wZ0 #phishing #Outlook #Gmail #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth #BeCyberSafe
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The #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth basics still matter. But #phishing has caught up with them: device code scams get a real #MFA approval, and fake pages copy the real site down to the logo.
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