Lookalike domains are a headache for everyone — for the victims who are lured in, and for the brands being impersonated by threat actors. Domain takedown services are a proactive way to protect your brand and keep your customers and employees safe.
How Flare Offers Domain Takedown Services
What do you get with Flare’s external takedown service?
Flare’s platform lets you quickly detect and respond to malicious sites by automating the monitoring, evaluation and takedown process. This proactive response to lookalikes reduces risk and protects your data and your clients.
What are the key benefits of Flare’s takedown service?
Flare’s domain takedown services enable security teams to dismantle the infrastructure of threat actors. Cybercriminals create lookalike domains to enhance their phishing attacks or spread malware. By removing these deceptive sites, security teams can more effectively counteract the efforts of threat actors to phish or distribute malware to your organization’s customers.
How do takedowns work?
When a suspicious domain has been identified, the first step is to investigate and verify that it is actually malicious. This means using online tools to find information about the domain, such as its owner and the date it was created. Once you’re certain it’s malicious, the site must be reported to the relevant domain registrar or law enforcement. Then your organization needs to request that the site be taken down by the hosting provider and monitor the situation to ensure the site is actually removed.
Takedown Services: An Overview
What is a takedown service?
Takedown services, also called external threat takedowns, help businesses and individuals remove content from the internet that violates their privacy, copyright, or brand. A takedown service automates the process of finding and removing lookalike domains so your team doesn’t have to do it manually.
What is spear phishing?
We’ve all seen easily recognizable phishing campaigns that have been sent out to several recipients in the hopes of snaring a victim. Spear phishing is much more targeted. Spear phishers craft detailed, well-researched messages that seem to be from a trusted source. In many cases they may direct the victim to a convincing lookalike site with the goal of stealing sensitive information, including login credentials or payment information.
What is cybersquatting?
Cybersquatting is a type of copyright infringement in which a threat actor uses, registers,, or sells a domain name and address in order to profit off of another organization’s brand and trademark. This can trick visitors to the site into believing the site is legitimate and affiliated with the recognized brand. Some lookalike sites target potential customers. Others target your employees in an attempt to collect credentials from them.
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Why do businesses need takedown services?
Why do you need takedown services in today’s cybersecurity landscape?
Phishing attacks are extremely common and, unfortunately, they are also extremely effective. They can also take up your security team’s time, and takedown services can increase the speed of investigations.
What is the impact of spear phishing attacks?
- Financial loss
- Reputational loss
- Data theft
- Interruptions to business operations
What is the impact of malicious domains?
Because the threat actors who run malicious domains are using your brand to attack your customers, look alike sites can cause real damage to your reputation and to customer trust. The use of your brand in a domain name may also limit your ability to purchase certain domain names or use your own brand name online.
Takedown Services and Flare
Flare provides the leading Threat Exposure Management (TEM) solution for organizations. Our technology constantly scans the online world, including the clear & dark web, to discover unknown events, automatically prioritize risks, and deliver actionable intelligence you can use instantly to improve security. By automating the takedown process, your team can move quickly to reduce risk.
Our solution integrates into your security program in 30 minutes to provide your team with actionable intelligence and automated remediation for high-risk exposure. See it yourself with our free trial.
