# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 16840.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 19:41:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/16840.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:      16/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      103.27.177.164 (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:     ["a4.share-dns.com", "b4.share-dns.net"]

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-09-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6d8bfcc68ccb61549791ea6044cb9c6c452b2d260274c87798fd05a5988b9405
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 16761.xyz
  - 16764.xyz
  - 16767.xyz
  - 16769.xyz
  - 16770.xyz
  - 16771.xyz
  - 16772.xyz
  - 16773.xyz
  - 16774.xyz
  - 16776.xyz
  - 16779.xyz
  - 16780.xyz
  - 16782.xyz
  - 16783.xyz
  - 16784.xyz
  ... +82 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 13:00:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 20:20:23 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 20:25:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

16840.xyz — Phishing Investigation Report

The domain 16840.xyz is currently active and has been classified as a high‑risk phishing site. Network resolution shows the domain resolves to the IPv4 address 103.27.177.164. An HTTP request to the host returns a 200 OK status, indicating that a web service is reachable. The domain is listed on a single security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation platform. VirusTotal analysis shows that 16 of 91 scanned security vendors flagged the domain as malicious, confirming a consensus of suspicion among a subset of scanners. No additional intelligence such as page title, targeted brand, or malware kit has been released, so the specific phishing lure employed by the site remains unknown. Given the active status, the HTTP response, and the multi‑vendor detections, defenders should add 16840.xyz to block lists at perimeter and endpoint controls, monitor DNS queries for the associated IP address 103.27.177.164, and consider continued observation for any changes in the detection count or additional blocklist listings. The limited visibility into the content of the site means that threat‑intel teams should prioritize collection of page snapshots and request‑level data if possible, to refine the attribution and improve detection rules.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      6d8bfcc68ccb61549791ea6044cb9c6c452b2d260274c87798fd05a5988b9405

## 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/16840.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=16840.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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