Phishing is one of the oldest tricks in the attacker’s book and it still works.
Every security professional knows that phishing leads to account takeovers. Account takeovers lead to data breaches. And data breaches?
They can end careers, ruin reputations, and in the worst cases, shut companies down entirely.
We’ve all been trained on how to handle phishing emails: don’t click, don’t trust, report immediately. But here’s the bigger blind spot, how many of us are actively watching for domains that impersonate our organization?
Spoofed domains. Lookalike domains. Homoglyphs. Subtle typos. They’re all part of phishing infrastructure and most companies aren’t monitoring for them.
That’s the problem. And now we have a solution.
Introducing the New Phishing Scanner (Free for All Community Users)
We’ve just added a Phishing Scanner to XposedOrNot’s free community edition. It’s now available to all verified domain owners. No payment is required. No fine print or contract or subscription.
If you manage a company domain and have already validated ownership with XposedOrNot, this new tool is ready for you. If not, it takes just a minute to verify, and you’ll unlock access to breach alerts and phishing domain detection.
Let’s walk through what it does and how it helps.
What Is the Phishing Scanner?
The phishing scanner is a passive monitoring utility that checks for newly registered domains that resemble yours. Think:
- typosquatting (micorsoft.com)
- subdomain trickery (login.yourcompany.support)
- lookalike character substitution (g00gle.com with zeros)
- misleading TLD variations (yourcompany.co, yourcompany.tech)
These domains are often used for phishing campaigns, malware distribution, fake login portals, or credential harvesting.
The sooner you detect them, the faster you can take them down or block them across your systems.
Who Can Use It?
Anyone who has validated their domain in XposedOrNot’s free community edition. Validation ensures that only authorized individuals can view detailed reports we don’t want to give attackers a peek at your risk landscape.
If you haven’t validated your domain yet, you can still see a summary. It includes:
- The total number of lookalike domains found
- Number of live/active ones
- Basic metadata
But for the full picture including takedown-actionable intelligence domain validation is required.
What Data Does the Phishing Scanner Provide?
Here’s what a full phishing domain report typically includes for each suspicious domain detected:
- Full domain name (e.g., yourcompany-login.com)
- Status: Whether the domain is live or not
- Name servers used by the domain
- Registrar and WHOIS information
- Hosting ISP
- Creation and expiry dates
- SSL certificate presence
- HTTP/HTTPS reachability
This data helps your security team to prioritize and act based on the available information.
Most importantly, it gives you a chance to act before any damage is done.
What Can You Do With This Information?
Depending on the nature of the suspicious domain, here are some common next steps:
- Takedown Requests: File abuse reports with the registrar or hosting provider.
- Blacklist Entries: Add the domain to your organization’s perimeter blocklists.
- User Awareness: Alert internal staff or customers if a particularly convincing domain is active.
- SOC/TI Integration: Feed the indicators into your SIEM or threat intel tools.
- Legal: Pursue enforcement if there’s evidence of impersonation or brand misuse.
We’re not just handing you alerts. We’re handing you actionable, verified intelligence to help stop attacks before they begin
Where to Access the Phishing Scanner
The phishing scanner is built right into the XposedOrNot CXO Dashboard. Once you log in and select your validated domain from the dropdown, you’ll see a dedicated section for phishing-related threats.
For organizations managing multiple domains – no problem. You’ll see a list or dropdown of all validated domains. Each can be monitored independently.
This is part of our commitment to helping you monitor exposures related to your domain in a single place from breaches to phishing and more.
Why This Matters
Defenders are overwhelmed with alerts. We get it. But missing a phishing domain can cost you dearly. These fake domains are often the first sign of a targeted attack, and unlike phishing emails, they won’t show up in your inbox.
Most phishing toolkits require a lookalike domain to operate. Catching that domain before it’s used in campaigns gives you a strategic edge.
You can’t stop attackers from registering similar domains. But you can detect them early, blacklist them internally, and in many cases, get them taken down.
That’s what this module is about: detection and response, simplified.
How to Get Started
If you’re new to XposedOrNot:
- Go to XposedOrNot.com
- Use your corporate email to validate domain ownership (a simple DNS or email-based check)
- Access the CXO dashboard to see domain breach data and phishing domain reports
- No registration fees. No license keys. Just useful data.
If you’ve already validated your domain, you’re all set, log in and head to the new Phishing Analysis section in your dashboard.
Summary
The phishing problem isn’t going away. But we can be faster. We can be smarter. With the right tools, we can be proactive rather than reactive.
XposedOrNot’s Phishing Scanner is now available for free to all domain owners who want to protect their organization from impersonation and credential attacks.
Check it out.
Start monitoring your brand in the domain space and not just your inbox.
If you have questions or need help validating your domain, our FAQs are always open.
