This label identifies dead (offline) domains that are either about to expire or have recently expired. Such domains are at high risk of being re-registered by threat actors who exploit the accumulated reputation of the original domain.
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This label identifies dead (offline) domains that are either about to expire or have recently expired. Such domains are at high risk of being re-registered by threat actors who exploit the accumulated reputation of the original domain.
A realistic shape of the entry the engine appends to the risk_signals array when this signal fires. Evidence keys are subgroup-default; per-signal overrides documented in the API reference.
{
"slug": "dead_expiry_risk",
"name": "Dead Domain, Recently Expired",
"group": "whois",
"subgroup": "age_lifecycle",
"direction": "malicious",
"evidence": {
"registered_days_ago": 12,
"last_transfer_days_ago": 0,
"expiring_in_days": 360,
"age_band": "newborn"
}
}3 other signals share the same subgroup. They detect related behaviors and often co-fire on the same IOC.
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