NiceNIC April 2026 Abuse Report: Data Transparency and DNS Abuse Mitigation Overview

 Reporting Period

April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026

Introduction
This report provides a factual summary of abuse-related complaint activity recorded by NiceNIC during April 2026.

As part of our ongoing transparency effort, NiceNIC publishes monthly abuse data to provide clearer visibility into complaint volume, abuse category distribution, response timing, domain pausing activity, and recovery outcomes.


Monthly Overview
During April 2026, NiceNIC recorded:
Total Complaints: 28,176
Total Domains Involved: 10,314
Average Response Time: 2.0 days
Total Paused Domains: 8,160
Pause Rate: 79.1%
Recovered Domains: 350
Recovery Rate: 4.29%

Compared with March 2026, the total number of complaints decreased from 33,827 to 28,176. The number of domains involved also decreased from 14,935 to 10,314. This indicates a lower overall complaint load in April, although phishing remained the dominant category.

The average response time increased slightly from 1.7 days in March to 2.0 days in April. While individual case complexity may vary, the data still shows that abuse review and mitigation activity continued on a rolling basis throughout the month.

The suspension rate for April was 79.1%, with 8,160 domains paused during the reporting period. This reflects confirmed enforcement activity where the available evidence met the required action threshold.

Complaint Categories

1. Phishing
14,709 cases
52.2% of total complaints
Phishing remained the largest abuse category in April. Although the phishing percentage was lower than March, it still represented more than half of all complaints received during the month.
Phishing cases are treated as high-priority. NiceNIC continues to prioritize timely review and mitigation where phishing activity is confirmed by credible evidence.

2. Other
6,066 cases
21.53%
The "Other" category represented the second largest portion of April complaints.  NiceNIC will continue improving internal classification accuracy so that future reports can provide more precise segmentation wherever possible.

3. Trademark
2,144 cases
7.61%
Trademark-related complaints accounted for 7.61% of total April complaints. These cases are reviewed carefully because not every trademark-related dispute qualifies as DNS abuse.

Originally published on NiceNIC:

https://nicenic.com/news/NiceNIC-April-2026-Abuse-Report-Data-Transparency-and-DNS-Abuse-Mitigation-Overview-42035