“Accessibility, speed, scalability, and evasion — Darcula’s new capabilities check all the boxes for a modern cybercrime toolkit,” Netcraft stated.
Fighting back: beyond traditional defenses
Netcraft, which operates a takedown service for malicious infrastructure, has taken down more than 25,000 phishing sites, blocked nearly 31,000 IP addresses, and flagged over 90,000 domains associated with Darcula since March 2024. But with the AI-powered upgrade now live, the platform’s resilience is expected to grow.
“We expect this latest iteration of the Darcula suite to surpass the popularity of its predecessor as the new AI features become more widely adopted within cybercriminal circles,” the report warned.
