From .com to .beauty: The evolving threat landscape of unwanted email

This post analyzes the prevalence of spam and malicious emails associated with various Top-Level Domains (TLDs) throughout 2023. It reveals that recently introduced generic TLDs (gTLDs), particularly those related to the beauty industry, have a high percentage of unwanted emails. The analysis also highlights that while .com accounts for the largest volume of spam and malicious emails, newer gTLDs are emerging as significant sources of these threats. The post details trends in TLD usage for malicious purposes, including changes observed in the latter half of 2023, and provides a list of the top 50 spam and malicious TLDs. This data is now integrated into Cloudflare Radar's email security insights.