# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 20401.academy
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 10:38:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/20401.academy/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ESET
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      23.225.199.94 (US, Los Angeles)
ASN:             ASAS40065 CNSERVERS, US
Hosting org:     AS40065 CNSERVERS LLC
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     ["5014.ns1.abovedomains.com", "5014.ns2.abovedomains.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      504 Gateway Timeout

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-02
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 2f24e700e2a6fbd00df59d5c75a79ea004d281f1c7657f9cad5fb3484bd41923
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 0360.academy
  - 0365.academy
  - 0370.academy
  - 0372.academy
  - 0373.academy
  - 0374.academy
  - 05468.academy
  - 06509b.com
  - 06550.academy
  - 07231.academy
  - 07330.academy
  - 08818.academy
  - 0x7c00.cn
  - 10105.academy
  - 10183.academy
  ... +29 more

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-19 13:13:16 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01990fb5-211d-76ee-8ab2-0cfccda169f9/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/20401.academy
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.20401.academy
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=20401.academy
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/20401.academy
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/20401.academy/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:32:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies 20401.academy as a domain linked to generic phishing activities, posing a low-level risk to users. Although currently offline, this domain has been flagged for attempting to deceive visitors into providing sensitive information. The danger lies in its potential to trick individuals into sharing credentials or personal data under false pretenses.

This phishing domain likely operated by mimicking legitimate sites or services to lure users into entering confidential information. The site has recently shown a "504 Gateway Timeout" error, indicating it is currently inaccessible, but previous activity triggered one security blocklist and a minor detection on VirusTotal. Such domains often exploit trust or urgency to harvest data for fraudulent use.

If you have visited 20401.academy, it is advisable to monitor your accounts for suspicious activity and avoid submitting any personal details while the domain was active. Running updated antivirus scans and changing passwords related to any accounts potentially exposed is recommended. Staying cautious about unexpected links remains crucial to maintaining your online safety.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      2f24e700e2a6fbd00df59d5c75a79ea004d281f1c7657f9cad5fb3484bd41923

## 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 (volunteer 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/20401.academy/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=20401.academy
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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