Ongoing abuse problems at Nic.at and DENIC

The report documents widespread abuse of Germany's ccTLD (.de) in early 2015 where spammers, phishers and botnet operators registered dozens of malicious domains (phishing, spam, malware C2) often using false or stolen registrant data; it highlights weak WHOIS verification and DENIC's reluctance or inability to take enforcement action under its Terms & Conditions, and calls for proactive investigation and remediation of fraudulent registrations to protect citizens and financial institutions.