{"id":56337,"date":"2024-06-17T01:59:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T01:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/that-didnt-take-long-replacement-for-sorbs-spam-blacklist-arises-sort-of\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T01:59:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T01:59:12","slug":"that-didnt-take-long-replacement-for-sorbs-spam-blacklist-arises-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/that-didnt-take-long-replacement-for-sorbs-spam-blacklist-arises-sort-of\/","title":{"rendered":"That didn’t take long: replacement for SORBS spam blacklist arises … sort of"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Brief<\/span> A popular spam blocklist service that went offline earlier this month has advised users it is down permanently \u2013 but at least one potential candidate is stepping up to try to fill the threat intelligence void.<\/p>\n

Data security firm Data443, citing exclusive reporting<\/a> by our Simon Sharwood, said<\/a> last week it plans to begin offering free access to its own spam domain and IP blocklist service for members of the Spam and Open Relay Blocking System (SORBS) community.<\/p>\n

SORBS was, until June 5, a free DNS-based block list containing records for more than 12 million servers used for spamming, phishing and scamming. More than 200,000 organizations made use of SORBS until security vendor Proofpoint took it offline, citing “various factors impacting the service’s sustainability.”<\/p>\n