As an internet service provider (ISP) or hosting provider, you need to get your hands on as much quality network abuse data as possible. This will help get you to gain a complete view of how well your network is functioning.
There are many different sources that are available. Some are free, and some are paid services–and a lot of them also cover many different areas and types of network abuse. This list will be updated as new sources become available or discovered.
See also: 14 Best Practices for Adequately Protecting Your Network
Network Abuse Data Sources
These sources report abuse generated by traps, brand protection providers or user complaints and are specific in nature.
| Shadowserver |
| Spamhaus PBL |
| Spamcop (Cisco) |
| Google Safe Browsing reports for ASNs |
Spam Related Data Sources
Feedback Loop Reports are generated when ordinary users of mailboxes mark mails as spam.
| AOL | FBL signup |
| Comcast | FBL Signup |
| Cox | FBL Signup |
| Earthlink | Send email to fblrequest@abuse.earthlink.net |
| Excite | FBL Signup |
| Fastmail | FBL Signup |
| Gmail | FBL Signup |
| Mail.ru | FBL Signup |
| Outlook | JMRPP Signup |
| Rackspace | FBL Signup |
| Roadrunner | FBL Signup |
| Synacor | FBL Signup |
| Telenor NO | FBL Signup |
| Terra BR | FBL Signup |
| Tucows | FBL Signup |
| USA.net | FBL Signup |
| Yahoo | FBL Signup |
| XS4ALL NL | FBL Signup |
| Zoho | FBL Signup |
Other Spam Based Sources
| Abusix | Commercial |
| BoomFeeds | Commercial |
| Koli-Löks | Commercial |
| Project Honeypot | Commercial |
| Threatwave | Commercial |
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