.ORG Anti-Abuse Metrics
PIR offers this .ORG transparency reporting in line with our Anti-Abuse Principles. We work hard to ensure that .ORG remains the most trusted gTLD in the industry. Check out our metrics and you’ll see how we compare with other TLDs. The charts below are dynamic and updated regularly.
1,886
DOMAINS REPORTED
1,079
# OF SUSPENSIONS
0.009%
% OF DUM
11,799,708
TOTAL DUM COUNT
Year-to-Date DNS Abuse
This DNS Abuse Metrics chart includes YTD statistics for .ORG.
| ABUSE TYPE | Cases / Reports | Suspension / Serverhold | Suspension / Clienthold | TOTAL SUSPENSIONS |
| PHISHING | 1,853 | 296 | 739 | 1,035 |
| MALWARE | 145 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| BOTNET | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SPAM | 13 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
TOTAL | 2,018 | 318 | 761 | 1,079 |
Note: Many domains flagged for abuse are “compromised cases,” where domains are initially registered for non-abusive purposes but are put to abusive purposes without its registrant’s consent. Suspension at the registry level is not the appropriate action to address compromised domains. Instead, the registrar or host should work to get control of the domain back into the registrant’s hands. Additionally, sometimes domains are flagged as abusive by Reputation Block Lists (RBLs) and then de-listed for a variety of reasons.
Suspensions for Limited Categories of Content Abuse
Trusted Notifiers: PIR’s Anti-Abuse Policy focuses on DNS Abuse. However, consistent with our Policy and the Framework to Address Abuse, there are certain categories of Website Content Abuse that are so egregious that we take action. We are proud to work with a handful of trust notified notifiers to help address specific and limited instances of Website Content Abuse.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) The IWF provides verified reports of URLs that have been confirmed as being used to access Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). | ||||
| ABUSE TYPE | Cases / Reports | Suspension / Serverhold | Suspension / Clienthold | TOTAL SUSPENSIONS |
| CSAM | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
American Red Cross The American Red Cross notified PIR of domains that are dedicated to using the Red Cross likeness to target donors. | ||||
| ABUSE TYPE | Cases / Reports | Suspension / Serverhold | Suspension / Clienthold | TOTAL SUSPENSIONS |
| The American Red Cross | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Court Ordered Actions
This table displays the requests received from courts or other government agencies of competent jurisdictions which have been actioned by PIR.
COURT ORDERS | NUMBER OF DOMAINS |
Civil Intellectual Property Enforcement | 34 |
Law Enforcement | 17 |