# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 898a123.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 17:49:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/898a123.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["davina.ns.cloudflare.com", "hugh.ns.cloudflare.com"]
HTTP response:   200

## 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 13:00:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-29 16:20:32 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-22 11:57:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

898a123.com: Confirmed Generic Phishing Site

The domain 898a123.com is actively hosting a generic phishing operation as of the report date, July 22, 2026. Registration records show the domain was created through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and its authoritative DNS is delegated to Cloudflare nameservers davina.ns.cloudflare.com and hugh.ns.cloudflare.com. Infrastructure analysis indicates the web service runs on an Nginx front end with OpenResty extensions, and content is delivered via Amazon Web Services, specifically Amazon CloudFront. Client‑side assets include jQuery, confirming the use of a common JavaScript library for dynamic page behavior.

The TLS certificate presented by the site is issued by Amazon, and the HTTPS endpoint returns an HTTP 200 status code, indicating the site is reachable and serving content. Security telemetry reports that three of ninety‑one VirusTotal scanners have flagged the domain, and it is listed on one external blocklist. The anti‑phishing service PhishDestroy also lists the domain as blocked.

No additional intelligence such as page title, targeted brand, or specific kit details is currently available, leaving the exact visual or functional characteristics of the phishing page unverified. Defenders should add 898a123.com to network‑level deny lists, monitor DNS queries for the associated Cloudflare nameservers, and consider sinkholing the IP ranges used by the Amazon CloudFront distribution. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as the active status and modest detection footprint suggest the campaign may evolve or expand its targeting.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       1383544cf5f52e3d01c248ebaaf4e391

## 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/898a123.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=898a123.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

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