# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 16253.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 20:31:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/16253.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      103.27.177.163 (HK, Mong Kok)
ASN:             AS135357 HONG KONG KOWLOON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.,LIMITED
Hosting org:     HONG KONG KOWLOON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO., LIMITED
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ["a6.share-dns.com", "b6.share-dns.net"]

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a26f1c7dc543b87774959185756788896d68187a3f1fb3a489673f71e37661c1
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 16010.xyz
  - 16014.xyz
  - 16031.xyz
  - 16035.xyz
  - 16036.xyz
  - 16042.xyz
  - 16043.xyz
  - 16045.xyz
  - 16048.xyz
  - 16049.xyz
  - 16050.xyz
  - 16054.xyz
  - 16057.xyz
  - 16058.xyz
  - 16059.xyz
  ... +34 more

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 20:20:24 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 19:03:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

16253.xyz Generic Phishing Alert

This domain, 16253.xyz, is currently active and resolves to the authoritative name servers a6.share-dns.com and b6.share-dns.net. Registration was performed through Dynadot Inc, indicating a commercial registrar without privacy shielding. An HTTP GET returns status code 200, confirming that a web service is reachable. The site has been flagged by VirusTotal, where 12 of 91 security vendors reported malicious behavior, suggesting the presence of known phishing or fraud indicators. PhishDestroy has already added the domain to its blocklist, and it appears on an additional public blocklist, reinforcing the assessment of malicious intent. The threat type is classified as generic phishing, but no further content analysis is available; the page title, landing page structure, or targeted brand have not been disclosed in the intelligence feed. Consequently, the exact lure or credential‑harvesting technique cannot be confirmed at this time. Defenders should block DNS resolution for 16253.xyz, monitor outbound traffic for connections to the associated name servers, and continue to scan any retrieved content with updated sandbox or URL‑reputation services. Ongoing observation is recommended to detect any changes in hosting or payload delivery.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      a26f1c7dc543b87774959185756788896d68187a3f1fb3a489673f71e37661c1

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (operator takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/16253.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=16253.xyz
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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