# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 50298-icloud.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 22:22:01 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/50298-icloud.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing Targeted brand: Apple ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: CRDF, Fortinet, Gridinsoft AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 178.16.54.253 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS202412 Omegatech LTD Hosting org: Omegatech LTD Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ns1.virtualine.org, ns2.virtualine.org Registered: 2026-06-26 Expires: 2027-06-26 Page title: iCloud ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 13fe53aad145460597650d0c14863f3ee21a771998af2739e9983f77843d5322 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 05:56:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-03 00:20:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:02:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bd1-8824-7181-8649-eac72b69c9cc/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/50298-icloud.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.50298-icloud.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=50298-icloud.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/50298-icloud.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/50298-icloud.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:00:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, 50298-icloud.com, is flagged as a high-risk credential harvesting site designed to impersonate Apple's iCloud service. Analysis indicates the domain presents a fraudulent login interface under the page title 'iCloud,' aiming to collect user credentials through deceptive authentication prompts. No specific drainer kit signatures have been identified, but the infrastructure aligns with common phishing toolkits used for credential theft targeting cloud service users. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolves to IP address 178.16.54.253 and was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on June 26, 2026. Detection metrics show 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged the domain as malicious. The creation date is anomalous, suggesting either a typographical error in registration records or an attempt to obfuscate the domain's age. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status remains unconfirmed, and no additional blocklist entries beyond VirusTotal detections have been recorded at this time. The domain remains active as of the latest verification, posing an ongoing risk to users who may encounter it through phishing emails, SMS campaigns, or malvertising. Response actions include submission to security vendor blocklists and monitoring for changes in hosting infrastructure. Despite low detection rates, the domain's active status and targeted impersonation of a widely used cloud service justify its high-risk classification. Users are advised to verify domain authenticity before entering credentials and to report suspicious URLs to their security teams for further analysis. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: a0fb635dc53e397202238bd5a701231d TLS cert SHA-256: 13fe53aad145460597650d0c14863f3ee21a771998af2739e9983f77843d5322 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/50298-icloud.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=50298-icloud.com Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,012 domains (14,223 alive under monitoring, 159,048 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io