Field notes on brand abuse
Practical, technical guidance drawn from running takedowns every day — how the abuse works, how to recognise it, and how to get it removed. Plus reference material you can keep open while you work.
Search-engine cloaking, explained
How a site serves a harmless decoy to browsers and the abusive page to Googlebot — and how to detect and prove it.
Read guideBrand impersonation: a defender's guide
How look-alike sites are built and monetised, how to spot them early, and the takedown options open to a brand owner.
Read guideHow to report phishing
Attribute the infrastructure, find the right abuse channel, and write a report a reviewer can act on in minutes.
Read guideHow abuse desks evaluate reports
The checks a registrar or host runs in the first sixty seconds, why most reports die in triage, and the anatomy of one that gets actioned.
Read guideVerifying a ClearPhish evidence bundle
Check the hash manifest, verify the RFC 3161 timestamp with openssl, and cross-check the independent archive — no trust in us required.
Read guideKeep these open
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