PhishDestroy has placed aequumgroup.com on its internal blocklist as a suspicious domain. The domain was first observed by PhishDestroy on 2026-10-20. No page title or dated content was recorded at the time of assessment.
How the scam works
The current listing does not specify a particular malicious mechanism, so the exact abuse scenario remains unclear. The domain could be leveraged for phishing, fraud, or other illicit activity, but no concrete behavior has been observed.
Evidence
VirusTotal scanned the domain on 2026-10-20 and recorded 17 detections out of 92 engines, including flags from AlphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, DNS8, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and Fortinet. Google Safe Browsing checked the domain on the same date and reported no threat. External public blocklists returned zero matches on 2026-10-20, while PhishDestroy’s internal list marked the domain as suspicious. OTX listed one pulse referencing the domain on 2026-10-20.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-07-09 through NameCheap, Inc.; registration date does not imply launch date. A DNS lookup recorded the IP address 104.21.50.85, which is a CDN endpoint and does not reveal the origin server’s location.
What to do
If you visited the site, no automatic compromise is assumed, but avoid entering credentials or personal data. Should you have submitted login information, change the associated passwords immediately and monitor accounts for unusual activity. Defenders should add aequumgroup.com to blocklists, review access logs for connections to 104.21.50.85, and keep the domain under observation.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: StaleRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-20 10:00:13 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-20 10:01:52 UTClast content: 2026-10-20 10:00:13 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Recorded subdomains6
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
demo.aequumgroup.comDomain record
ftp.aequumgroup.comDomain record
m.aequumgroup.comDomain record
staging.aequumgroup.comDomain record
www.aequumgroup.comDomain record
www.ftp.aequumgroup.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
Technologies · 17 identified
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Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · aequumgroup.com
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
5 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsLast known active
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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After a phishing incident
Recommendations & Advice for Victims
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
What should I do immediately?
Urgent
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Change all passwords — email, exchange accounts, anything that shares the same password
Enable 2FA using an authenticator app (not SMS). Disable SMS-based recovery
Freeze cards if you entered banking details on the phishing site
What information should I collect for my report?
FBI guidelines
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Exact dates & times — of each transaction and first contact with scammer
Screenshots — scam website, chat messages, emails, wallet transactions, social media
All URLs & domains used by the scammer (including aequumgroup.com)
Communications — emails, texts, phone numbers, usernames the scammer used
Even if you don't have all details — file a report anyway. Partial information still helps investigations.
Where should I report the scam?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (US federal reporting)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
Recovery scams — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
"Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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