# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 16944.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 18:03:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/16944.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Google

## 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:      103.27.177.164 (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"]
HTTP response:   200

## 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 13:00:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 16:20:26 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-22 12:38:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

16944.xyz: Confirmed Google Brand Impersonation

Analysis of the domain 16944.xyz, observed on July 22, 2026, indicates active high‑risk brand‑impersonation activity targeting Google. The site resolves to the IPv4 address 103.27.177.164, which is registered to Kowloon Telecommunications Co., Limited in Hong Kong. DNS resolution is provided by the authoritative name servers a4.share-dns.com and b4.share-dns.net, and the domain was registered through GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com. An HTTPS service is presented using a Let’s Encrypt certificate (YR1), and the web server returns HTTP status code 200, confirming that the site is reachable.

Front‑end technology fingerprints include Bootstrap, Nginx, Swiper, Moment.js, and jQuery, consistent with a generic web‑hosting stack. The domain appears on a single security blocklist, PhishDestroy, and is flagged by Google Safe Browsing for social‑engineering content. VirusTotal reports that 17 of 91 scanning engines have classified the domain as malicious, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious intent. The site is explicitly listed as impersonating Google, aligning with the declared scam type of brand impersonation.

Defenders should treat 16944.xyz as a confirmed malicious indicator. Immediate mitigation steps include adding the domain and its hosting IP to network deny lists, updating intrusion‑prevention signatures, and monitoring for any related DNS queries. Continuous observation of the registrar’s WHOIS records and the associated name servers is advisable, as changes may indicate further campaign expansion. Given the active status and high risk rating, proactive blocking is recommended to prevent credential harvesting or other social‑engineering attacks directed at Google users.

## 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/16944.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=16944.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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