Netcraft Phishing & Scam Protection

Netcraft Phishing & Scam Protection is a brand protection service that detects and takes down phishing sites, scams, and credential theft attacks. The service monitors the internet for threats using proprietary DNS data, global threat reports, and cybercrime community intelligence. The platform employs AI, pattern recognition, and internet-scale techniques to identify phishing attacks through credential stuffing detection, proxy analysis, and screenshot comparison. It analyzes phishing kits and directory paths to uncover threat clusters and submits malicious content for takedown. The service provides automated threat discovery with detection occurring in under 5 minutes from first victim visit. Takedown operations achieve a median time of 1.9 hours through relationships with global carriers, hosting providers, domain registrars, and U.S. toll-free providers. The platform reports a 99.8% success rate and handles approximately one new attack detection every 12 seconds. Netcraft covers multiple attack vectors including spear phishing, smishing, vishing, website spoofing, malware, and maliciously registered phone numbers. The platform supports feed integrations for automated case creation through external abuse aliases, referrer feeds, DMARC RUF, and web beacons. The service operates continuously with 24/7 monitoring and provides transparent tracking of takedown status from submission through completion. Evidence collection and sharing with providers supports the removal process. The phishing feed, launched in 2005, integrates with browsers and antivirus tools to block attacks.