dmca-alert[.]info

PhishDestroy assesses dmca-alert.info as an elevated-risk threat, specifically a credential theft phishing page impersonating YouTube's copyright strike notification system. The site was designed to harvest login credentials from unsuspecting content creators, leveraging fear of copyright enforcement to drive engagement.

Analysis reveals multiple red flags: VirusTotal flags this domain at 21 out of 95 security vendors, indicating broad detection across the security community. The domain was created on April 19, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar often associated with malicious registrations. It resolves to IP address 172.67.174.25 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (E8), which is common among phishing sites to appear legitimate. AlienVault OTX lists it in one threat intelligence pulse, and it appears on one security blocklist. Notably, the page title "Yоutubе | Copyright strikes" contains homoglyph characters (Cyrillic 'о' and 'е') to evade text-based filters.

Users who encounter this domain should avoid clicking any links or entering credentials. If any information was submitted, change passwords immediately and enable two-factor authentication on affected accounts. Report the domain to Google Safe Browsing and relevant security vendors. System administrators should block the domain and IP at the network level and educate users about homoglyph-based phishing tactics.