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--></style></head><body lang=en-JO link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-webinar-to-discuss-infermal-a-project-focused-on-malicious-domain-registrations-05-02-2025-en">https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-webinar-to-discuss-infermal-a-project-focused-on-malicious-domain-registrations-05-02-2025-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is pleased to announce an upcoming virtual event on the Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains (INFERMAL) Project, scheduled for Wednesday, 19 February 2025, at 15:00 UTC (7:00 a.m. PST; 10:00 a.m. EDT).</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The INFERMAL Project, funded by ICANN and conducted by KOR Labs, is dedicated to understanding the selection patterns behind cybercriminals' preferences for specific domain name registrars and top-level domains in their phishing operations. This initiative is a key component of <a href="https://www.icann.org/dns-security-threat">ICANN's Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse Mitigation Program</a>.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>We invite all stakeholders to <a href="https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SZZry8gKQpWBl6C7iy9OYA">register</a> for this informative session, which will focus on discussing the mechanisms of domain abuse and the complexities of malicious activities within the registration landscape.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>About the Session<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Speaker: Prof. Maciej Korczyński (KOR Labs)<br>Prof. Maciej Korczyński will present the results of the INFERMAL project, followed by a Q&A session, where participants can engage directly with the speaker.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Session Coordinator: <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/149472">Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob, Ph.D.</a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>Webinar Information:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>INFERMAL Webinar | 19 February 2025 | 15:00-17:00 UTC (7:00 - 9:00 a.m. PST; 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT).</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SZZry8gKQpWBl6C7iy9OYA">Register for the session here</a>.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>More Information<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Read the INFERMAL Project <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/inferential-analysis-maliciously-registered-domains-08nov24-en.pdf">final report here</a>.</p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Visit the dedicated <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/inferential-analysis-maliciously-registered-domains-infermal-2024-12-03-en">project page</a> to learn more.</p></div></body></html>