# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 16656.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-24 14:20:23 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/16656.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:      17/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## 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:       GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com
Nameservers:     ["a5.share-dns.com", "b5.share-dns.net"]

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: aae87597bace5b767826143ec8cb4ca9a571ec528f91de3b93e6629b275205c7
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 16652.xyz
  - 16658.xyz
  - 16659.xyz
  - 16662.xyz
  - 16665.xyz
  - 16710.xyz
  - 16712.xyz
  - 16715.xyz
  - 16716.xyz
  - 16718.xyz
  - 16719.xyz
  - 16720.xyz
  - 16721.xyz
  - 16722.xyz
  - 16723.xyz
  ... +84 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 13:00:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-24 12:22:37 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 20:00:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is 16656.xyz a Phishing Site?

Analysis on 16656.xyz as of July 19, 2026 shows the domain remains active and resolves to the IPv4 address 103.27.177.163. HTTP requests return a 200 OK status, indicating that a web service is reachable. The site is listed on a security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy feed. Google Safe Browsing classifies the domain under the social engineering category, a designation commonly used for credential‑stealing pages. VirusTotal reports that 17 of 91 scanned security vendors flag the domain, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious intent. No public page content, title, or targeted brand information has been disclosed, so the exact phishing lure cannot be determined at this time. The observable indicators suggest a high‑risk, generic phishing operation. Defenders should deny network connections to 103.27.177.163, add 16656.xyz to URL filtering and DNS sinkhole policies, and monitor for any outbound traffic that may attempt to reach the domain. Continuous re‑scanning is advised to capture any changes in the payload or hosting infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      aae87597bace5b767826143ec8cb4ca9a571ec528f91de3b93e6629b275205c7

## 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/16656.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=16656.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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