Takedown services
- Take down phishing sites and fake domains.
- Remove fraudulent social media accounts.
- Eliminate malicious or counterfeit mobile apps.
What are takedown services?
Takedown services remove online threats that misuse your brand or put your customers at risk. This can include phishing websites designed to mimic your brand, fake social media profiles impersonating your company, or counterfeit mobile apps published in app stores.
Threat actors create these assets to deceive customers, steal sensitive information, or damage your brand’s reputation. By identifying and removing them quickly, NordLayer Intelligence by NordStellar helps you reduce the risk of fraud, protect your audience, and maintain trust in your brand.
SEE THE VALUE
How takedowns help improve your brand security
Online threats don’t just exist in the background – they erode customer trust, open the door to fraud, and put sensitive data at risk. The longer malicious content stays online, the greater the damage to your brand and reputation. Takedowns remove these threats at the source, cutting off attackers’ ability to exploit your name or assets.
Common risks include:
Phishing and fake websites
Deceive customers into sharing credentials, payment data, or other sensitive information.
Fake mobile applications
Distribute malware or harvest user data under the guise of a legitimate app.
Fraudulent social media profiles
Impersonate your brand to mislead audiences and promote scams.
VIP impersonation accounts
Target executives and high-profile staff to increase credibility and reach.
THE PROCESS
How NordLayer Intelligence by NordStellar takedowns work
- 1
Detect & review
Continuous scanning across the web, social platforms, and app stores. Findings are visible on a dedicated dashboard.
- 2
Validate and collect evidence
We confirm impersonation or abuse and compile proofs (URLs, screenshots, WHOIS/headers, policy grounds) to support removal.
- 3
Submit takedown requests
We file with registrars/hosts, social platforms, app stores, and search engines using the appropriate legal or abuse paths.
- 4
Remove and enforce
Providers review and remove/disable the content. We track status, follow up, and escalate if needed.
WHAT WE OFFER
Key solutions for brand protection
Web detection and domain takedown
Identify and remove phishing sites, lookalike domains, and other malicious web assets that misuse your brand or target your customers.
Social media takedown
Eliminate fake accounts, pages, and posts on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, etc., that impersonate your company, spread false information, or promote scams.
App store takedown
Remove counterfeit or malicious mobile apps from official app stores and third-party stores to protect users from fraud, malware, or data theft.
THE BENEFITS
Why security teams use NordLayer Intelligence for takedowns
Find more risks with wider coverage
Address impersonation and abuse wherever they appear across the open web, major social media platforms, and over 120 third-party app stores.
Take control over brand impersonation
Take decisive action against fake profiles impersonating your key executives and other forms of brand abuse used to mislead customers and partners.
Shut the door on repeat offenders
Our service doesn’t stop after a takedown. We continue to monitor for the reappearance of removed threats and watch for repeat offenders.
Lower your operational workload
Our managed service handles the entire enforcement process, including detection, evidence collection, takedown submissions, and tracking.
Reduce fraud and reputational risk
Protect your brand’s credibility and prevent customer harm by systematically removing phishing sites, fake social media accounts, and rogue mobile apps.
Trusted by leading security teams worldwide
See what our customers and cybersecurity experts say about NordLayer Intelligence by NordStellar.
I honestly believe that this tool is essential for every company. The platform's user-friendly interface and proactive threat detection have significantly enhanced our organization's security posture. The team behind Nordstellar is amazing as well, and addresses our feedback very promptly and professionally.
Senior Offensive Security Engineer
After putting NordStellar through its paces, I can confidently say it’s up to the challenge. Cyber threats today are relentless, and many solutions simply don’t go far enough. But NordStellar stands out. Its dark web monitoring, instant alerts, and advanced threat detection go beyond the basics, equipping businesses with the tools they genuinely need to stay ahead. In a world where basic security falls short, NordStellar offers a proactive, reliable approach that I’d trust to protect critical data and tackle real-world cyber risks.
Lead Writer
NordStellar provides great insights on threats out there, especially in environments where you have no control. It is also important that the team behind the product listens to the feedback and finds a way to solve the issues. Over a short period, the tool became much more usable, and new sources were added. All you need to do is to provide the company domain, and you are ready to go. I'm really happy about this purchase.
Director of Information Security
The platform's real-time alerts and big data analysis provide invaluable insights into risks, especially from lesser-known sources.
Director of Information Security
The platform offers a user-friendly interface that makes navigation seamless and enjoyable. Additionally, it provides a wide range of features and tools that help enhance your organisations security posture. The integration also seems pretty straightforward.
Senior Risk Manager
Ready to remove online threats with expert takedown services?
Talk to us about how NordLayer Intelligence provides fast, managed takedowns across the web, social, and app stores, so impersonation and fraud come down before they cost you customers
Beyond account takeover prevention
Explore more security solutions from NordLayer Intelligence
Patch critical vulnerabilities and strengthen account takeover fraud prevention by intervening at the earliest stages of an attack – before any real damage is done.
Brand protection
Identifies brand misuse and online impersonation across the web, social platforms, and app stores, and enables the quick removal of fraudulent content. It helps protect your company’s reputation and maintain customer trust, offering a detailed view of each potential threat.
Attack surface management
Monitors internet-facing assets, such as domains, IP addresses, open ports, and outdated technologies, to identify exposed services, misconfigurations, and other security gaps. It also helps detect and verify vulnerabilities, giving your team clearer visibility into external risk before it can be exploited.
Dark web monitoring
Detects leaked data and company mentions across hidden online spaces, such as hacker forums, illicit marketplaces, and private Telegram channels. It helps you identify threats targeting your business in real time and protect exposed consumer and employee information before it can be exploited.
Data breach monitoring
Scans the deep and dark web for leaked sensitive information associated with your business, reviewing infostealer malware logs, leaked databases, and stolen credentials. It provides real-time alerts and full context on past and ongoing attacks to help minimize the risk of ransomware and account takeovers.
Additional info
Frequently asked questions
NordLayer Intelligence takedown services can remove a wide range of malicious content. This includes phishing domains and fraudulent social media accounts engaging in trademark or copyright abuse. It also covers unauthorized mobile apps and the underlying IP infrastructure that hosts infringing content. That extends to the domains themselves, with our domain takedown services targeting the registrars and hosts behind lookalike sites.
Upon detection, NordLayer Intelligence immediately begins to take action, and the process involves issuing formal takedown requests to the appropriate entities, such as domain registrars and hosting providers, to remove the infringing content, so a single domain takedown request can trigger removal at both the registrar and host. As part of the initial enforcement effort, detected fake websites are also automatically sent to global blocklists, and each takedown request is tracked through to resolution.
Our social media takedown work removes fake accounts and pages that impersonate your brand across major platforms, while our app store takedown work pulls counterfeit or malicious apps from official stores. Both services are managed together to address impersonation wherever it appears.
To begin using the brand protection managed services, you should reach out to your account manager at NordLayer or book a demo, and the team will scope the takedown services that fit your brand, from a phishing takedown service to full domain takedown services.