Category: Netcraft News

Phishing attacks already using the .zip TLD

On May 3rd, Google Registry launched eight new top-level domains (TLDs) “for dads, grads and techies”, including a .zip TLD. While these new TLDs come with benefits such as automatic inclusion on the HSTS preload list, the launch of new…

April 2023 Web Server Survey

In the April 2023 survey we received responses from 1,115,422,029 sites across 272,511,659 domains and 12,089,407 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 3.2 million domains but a loss of 596,923 sites and 16,775 web-facing computers. nginx experienced large growth…

March 2023 Web Server Survey

In the March 2023 survey we received responses from 1,116,018,952 sites across 269,281,081 domains and 12,106,182 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 11.6 million sites, 1.4 million domains, and 36,610 web-facing computers. This month, for the first time, nginx…

Cybercriminals capitalize on Silicon Valley Bank’s demise

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), once the go-to financial institution for early-stage technology businesses and startups, is being exploited by cybercriminals. In this blog post, we discuss some of the tactics and techniques Netcraft has already detected criminals…

February 2023 Web Server Survey

In the February 2023 survey we received responses from 1,127,630,293 sites across 270,727,775 unique domains, and 12,142,793 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 4,638,508 sites, 240,148 domains and 13,907 computers. OpenResty had the largest percentage growth in sites this…

January 2023 Web Server Survey

In the January 2023 survey we received responses from 1,132,268,801 sites across 270,967,923 unique domains, and 12,156,700 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 6,894,269 sites, but a loss of 270,799 domains and 77,725 computers. Within the top million busiest…

Hidden Email Addresses in Phishing Kits

Ready-to-go phishing kits make it quick and easy for novice criminals to deploy new phishing sites and receive stolen credentials. Phishing kits are typically ZIP files containing web pages, PHP scripts and images that convincingly impersonate genuine websites. Coupled with…

December 2022 Web Server Survey

In the December 2022 survey we received responses from 1,125,374,532 sites across 271,238,722 domains and 12,234,425 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 9.7 million sites, 450,421 domains, and 72,200 web-facing computers. Cloudflare continues its growth, gaining 1.5 million sites…

November 2022 Web Server Survey

In the November 2022 survey we received responses from 1,135,089,912 sites across 271,689,143 domains and 12,306,625 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 4.7 million sites, a loss of 194,480 domains, and a gain of 6,685 web-facing computers. The biggest…

October 2022 Web Server Survey

In the October 2022 survey we received responses from 1,130,378,382 sites across 271,883,623 unique domains, and 12,299,940 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 1.13 million sites, 258,363 unique domains, and 47,769 web-facing computers. Cloudflare saw strong growth, with an…

October 2022 Web Server Survey

In the October 2022 survey we received responses from 1,130,378,382 sites across 271,883,623 unique domains, and 12,299,940 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 1.13 million sites, 258,363 unique domains, and 47,769 web-facing computers. Cloudflare saw strong growth, with an…

October 2022 Web Server Survey

In the October 2022 survey we received responses from 1,130,378,382 sites across 271,883,623 unique domains, and 12,299,940 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 1.13 million sites, 258,363 unique domains, and 47,769 web-facing computers. Cloudflare saw strong growth, with an…

September 2022 Web Server Survey

In the September 2022 survey we received responses from 1,129,251,133 sites across 271,625,260 unique domains, and 12,252,171 web-facing computers. This month all three metrics have decreased since August, with a loss of 5.82 million sites, 115,512 unique domains and 113,356…

September 2022 Web Server Survey

In the September 2022 survey we received responses from 1,129,251,133 sites across 271,625,260 unique domains, and 12,252,171 web-facing computers. This month all three metrics have decreased since August, with a loss of 5.82 million sites, 115,512 unique domains and 113,356…

August 2022 Web Server Survey

In the August 2022 survey we received responses from 1,135,075,578 sites across 271,740,771 unique domains and 12,365,527 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 4.4 million sites, but a gain of 12,212 domains and 24,355 computers. OpenResty saw the most…

July 2022 Web Server Survey

In the July 2022 survey we received responses from 1,139,467,659 sites across 271,728,559 unique domains and 12,341,172 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 7.5 million sites and 1.3 million domains, but a gain of 116,386 computers. Cloudflare continues its…

June 2022 Web Server Survey

In the June 2022 survey we received responses from 1,146,976,964 sites across 273,010,403 unique domains and 12,224,786 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 8.75 million sites and 583,000 domains, but a gain of 155,000 computers. Cloudflare experienced strong growth…

May 2022 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the May 2022 survey we received responses from 1,155,729,496 sites across 273,593,762 unique domains and 12,069,814 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 5.23 million sites but a gain of 1.63…

April 2022 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the April 2022 survey we received responses from 1,160,964,134 sites across 271,960,629 unique domains and 11,974,636 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 8.66 million sites and 217,000 domains, but a…

March 2022 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the March 2022 survey we received responses from 1,169,621,187 sites across 272,177,331 unique domains and 11,877,217 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 4.00 million sites, but a gain of 977,000…

March 2022 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the March 2022 survey we received responses from 1,169,621,187 sites across 272,177,331 unique domains and 11,877,217 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 4.00 million sites, but a gain of 977,000…

February 2022 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the February 2022 survey we received responses from 1,173,621,471 sites across 271,199,972 unique domains and 11,774,714 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 5.91 million sites, 1.36 million domains and 73,800…

Funny and malicious server banners

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Netcraft’s most recent Web Server Survey includes nearly 1.2 billion websites. Most of these sites return a server banner that shows which web server software they use, thus allowing us to determine…

Funny and malicious server banners

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Netcraft’s most recent Web Server Survey includes nearly 1.2 billion websites. Most of these sites return a server banner that shows which web server software they use, thus allowing us to determine…

January 2022 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the January 2022 survey we received responses from 1,167,715,133 sites across 269,835,071 unique domains and 11,700,892 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 1.15 million sites, but a gain of 1.51…

Increasing Number of Bank-Themed Survey Scams

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Examples of bank-themed survey scams seen by Netcraft Netcraft has seen a large increase in survey scams impersonating well-known banks as a lure. These are often run under the guise of a…

December 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the December 2021 survey we received responses from 1,168,864,866 sites across 268,328,184 unique domains and 11,669,818 web-facing computers. This represents a loss of 6.53 million sites, but a gain of 1.30…

November 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the November 2021 survey we received responses from 1,175,392,792 sites across 267,027,794 unique domains and 11,525,855 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 4.06 million sites, but a gain of 1.60…

Eswatini Government’s gov.sz website is running a cryptojacker

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News The Government of Eswatini’s website, www.gov.sz, is running a cryptojacker. Cryptojackers use website visitors’ CPU power to mine cryptocurrency, most often without their knowledge or permission. Data from archive.org suggests the JavaScript…

October 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the October 2021 survey we received responses from 1,179,448,021 sites across 265,426,928 unique domains and 11,388,826 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 8.59 million sites, but a gain of 1.07…

September 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the September 2021 survey we received responses from 1,188,038,392 sites across 264,360,621 unique domains and 11,368,033 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 23.4 million sites, but a gain of 627,000…

September 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the September 2021 survey we received responses from 1,188,038,392 sites across 264,360,621 unique domains and 11,368,033 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 23.4 million sites, but a gain of 627,000…

Afghanistan’s Internet: who has control of what?

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Bagram, formerly the site of the largest US military base in Afghanistan. Over the past few weeks, the Taliban have taken control of substantially the whole of Afghanistan, with just Kabul Airport…

August 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the August 2021 survey we received responses from 1,211,444,849 sites across 263,733,974 unique domains and 11,327,711 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 4.99 million sites, but a gain of 1.64…

FluBot Android malware now targets UK banks

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News FluBot has built up a community of compromised Android phones in the UK since April and in the past 24 hours has commenced monetising them by sending overlays for British Banks. FluBot…

Resurgent FluBot malware targets German and Polish banks

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Netcraft’s research into the Android banking malware FluBot confirms that its operations are expanding rapidly, with a spike in the number of malware distribution pages deployed, and finance applications affected in greater…

Resurgent FluBot malware targets German and Polish banks

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Netcraft’s research into the Android banking malware FluBot confirms that its operations are expanding rapidly, with a spike in the number of malware distribution pages deployed, and finance applications affected in greater…

FluBot malware spreads to Australia

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News The FluBot strain of Android banking malware, which was initially observed in Spain in late 2020 before spreading more widely across Europe over the following months, is now targeting Australian banks. Once…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in July 2021

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 www.dinahosting.com Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.202 0.075 0.150 0.150 2 Bigstep Linux 0:00:00 0.007

July 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the July 2021 survey we received responses from 1,216,435,462 sites across 262,098,666 unique domains and 11,260,130 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 3.16 million sites, 1.99 million domains, and 161,000…

July 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the July 2021 survey we received responses from 1,216,435,462 sites across 262,098,666 unique domains and 11,260,130 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 3.16 million sites, 1.99 million domains, and 161,000…

June 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the June 2021 survey we received responses from 1,213,277,377 sites across 260,108,646 unique domains and 11,098,973 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 5.15 million sites, but a gain of 513,000…

June 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the June 2021 survey we received responses from 1,213,277,377 sites across 260,108,646 unique domains and 11,098,973 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 5.15 million sites, but a gain of 513,000…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in May 2021

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Rackspace Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.489 0.010 0.022 0.022 2 New York Internet (NYI) FreeBSD 0:00:00 0.000

May 2021 Web Server Survey

This article has been indexed from Netcraft News In the May 2021 survey we received responses from 1,218,423,991 sites across 259,596,021 unique domains and 11,051,830 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 6.28 million sites and 112,000 computers, but a…

April 2021 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: April 2021 Web Server Survey In the April 2021 survey we received responses from 1,212,139,815 sites across 264,469,666 unique domains and 10,939,637 web facing computers. This is an increase of 24,611,866 sites, 1,114,050 domains and 91,955…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in March 2021

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in March 2021 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 GoDaddy.com Inc Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.348 0.006 0.031 0.033 2 Rackspace Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.421 0.007 0.017…

March 2021 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: March 2021 Web Server Survey In the March 2021 survey we received responses from 1,187,527,949 sites across 263,355,616 unique domains and 10,847,682 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 16,724,462 sites, but a gain of 313,561…

Flurry of reboots signal Exchange Server patching

Read the original article: Flurry of reboots signal Exchange Server patching Over 100,000 Outlook Web Access servers have been rebooted since Microsoft released security updates for the ProxyLogon remote code execution vulnerability. The subsequent flurry of reboot activity is likely…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in February 2021

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in February 2021 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 www.choopa.com Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.242 0.005 0.027 0.027 2 Rackspace Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.433 0.011 0.024 0.024…

February 2021 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: February 2021 Web Server Survey In the February 2021 survey we received responses from 1,204,252,411 sites across 263,042,054 unique domains and 10,766,606 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 6,270,052 sites, 92,829 domains, and 116,789 computers.…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in January 2021

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in January 2021 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Rackspace Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.454 0.014 0.029 0.029 2 New York Internet (NYI) FreeBSD 0:00:00 0.000 0.545…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in January 2021

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in January 2021 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Rackspace Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.454 0.014 0.029 0.029 2 New York Internet (NYI) FreeBSD 0:00:00 0.000 0.545…

January 2021 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: January 2021 Web Server Survey In the January 2021 survey we received responses from 1,197,982,359 sites across 262,949,225 unique domains and 10,649,817 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 95,900 computers, but a loss of 30.13…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in December 2020

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in December 2020 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 www.choopa.com Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.270 0.005 0.024 0.024 2 Webair Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.327 0.071 0.141 0.141…

December 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: December 2020 Web Server Survey In the December 2020 survey we received responses from 1,228,111,563 sites across 263,413,876 unique domains and 10,553,965 web-facing computers. The reflects a loss of 1.84 million sites, 374,000 domains, and 10,600…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in November 2020

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in November 2020 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 New York Internet (NYI) FreeBSD 0:00:00 0.000 0.536 0.058 0.115 0.116 2 Webair Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.320…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in November 2020

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in November 2020 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 New York Internet (NYI) FreeBSD 0:00:00 0.000 0.536 0.058 0.115 0.116 2 Webair Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.320…

November 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: November 2020 Web Server Survey In the November 2020 survey we received responses from 1,229,948,224 sites across 263,787,870 unique domains and 10,564,577 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 24.2 million sites and 115,000 computers, but…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in October 2020

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in October 2020 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Bigstep Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.239 0.078 0.156 0.156 2 hostingplus.cl Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.364 0.214 0.429 0.429…

Exploring 8chan’s hosting infrastructure

Read the original article: Exploring 8chan’s hosting infrastructure In a recent post, Brian Krebs discussed a technique for disrupting 8chan, a controversial message board. Ron Guilmette, a security researcher, spotted that N.T. Technology, the hosting company owned by 8chan’s current…

October 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: October 2020 Web Server Survey In the October 2020 survey we received responses from 1,205,797,275 sites across 264,098,084 unique domains and 10,449,223 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 9.50 million hostnames and 111,000 computers, but…

October 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: October 2020 Web Server Survey In the October 2020 survey we received responses from 1,205,797,275 sites across 264,098,084 unique domains and 10,449,223 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 9.50 million hostnames and 111,000 computers, but…

September 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: September 2020 Web Server Survey In the September 2020 survey we received responses from 1,196,298,727 sites, across 264,284,761 unique domains and 10,338,585 web-facing computers. Compared with last month, this is a loss of 34,277,859 sites and…

September 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: September 2020 Web Server Survey In the September 2020 survey we received responses from 1,196,298,727 sites, across 264,284,761 unique domains and 10,338,585 web-facing computers. Compared with last month, this is a loss of 34,277,859 sites and…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in August 2020

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in August 2020 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 www.choopa.com Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.285 0.005 0.022 0.022 2 Swishmail Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.266 0.082 0.163 0.163…

Netcraft Extension adds credential leak detection

Read the original article: Netcraft Extension adds credential leak detection The Netcraft Browser Extension now offers credential leak detection for extra protection against shopping site skimmers. With brick-and-mortar shops around the world closed due to COVID-19, consumers turned to online…

August 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: August 2020 Web Server Survey In the August 2020 survey we received responses from 1,230,576,586 sites across 261,821,287 unique domains and 10,349,486 web-facing computers. This represents a loss of 3.65 million sites, but a gain of…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in July 2020

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in July 2020 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Webair Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.332 0.070 0.139 0.140 2 Swishmail Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.258 0.081 0.162 0.162…

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in July 2020

Read the original article: Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in July 2020 Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Webair Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.332 0.070 0.139 0.140 2 Swishmail Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.258 0.081 0.162 0.162…

July 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: July 2020 Web Server Survey In the July 2020 survey we received responses from 1,234,228,567 sites across 260,658,118 unique domains and 10,221,919 web-facing computers. This represents a gain of 9.47 million sites and 180,000 computers, but…

July 2020 Web Server Survey

Read the original article: July 2020 Web Server Survey In the July 2020 survey we received responses from 1,234,228,567 sites across 260,658,118 unique domains and 10,221,919 web-facing computers. This represents a gain of 9.47 million sites and 180,000 computers, but…