OP 29 August, 2026 - 10:06 PM
Attackers are purchasing expired domains to redirect their websites' traffic and reputation to scam sites and malware on a large scale.
Infoblox, a DNS threat intelligence company, has coined this term for domains that receive a second chance when an expired domain becomes available for registration and is then snatched by another party.
In the first half of 2026, 50,400 dropcatch domains were re-registered daily in generic top-level domains (gTLDs) like ".com," and when country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) are included, this figure rises to approximately 65,000. They account for nearly $20 of all daily registrations in gTLDs and ccTLDs, meaning that one in five newly registered domains is a dropcatch domain.
In the first half of 2026, 50,400 dropcatch domains were re-registered daily in generic top-level domains (gTLDs) like ".com," and when country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) are included, this figure rises to approximately 65,000. They account for nearly $20 of all daily registrations in gTLDs and ccTLDs, meaning that one in five newly registered domains is a dropcatch domain.
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