# PhishDestroy threat dossier — affinityteam.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 23:50:35 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/affinityteam.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.7 (US, Staten Island) ASN: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Hosting org: MIT Registrar: TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown Nameservers: dns1.lytehosting.com, dns2.lytehosting.com, dns3.lytehosting.com, dns4.lytehosting.com Registered: 2026-01-13 Expires: 2027-01-13 Page title: Home - Affinity Publisher ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-13 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e2eb264dcb8536b0a6bd6c5a6d3129b7c0712ae48616303887ccfa82f0dbed45 ## 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: 2026-01-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 03:56:49 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 02:10:39 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 00:20:34 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/019f1b63-5215-71f8-8639-85023713c5c4/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/26dc3475-0a81-4ec2-bd5c-883ecd22774a Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/affinityteam.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.affinityteam.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=affinityteam.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/affinityteam.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/affinityteam.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 04:56:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain affinityteam.org is currently under investigation as a confirmed phishing site, specifically targeting users for login credentials. This raises significant concerns regarding user data security and potential financial loss. Infrastructure analysis reveals that the domain was created on January 13, 2026, and is registered through TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown. The site resolves to the IP address 163.61.188.7 and holds a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. It is noted that the domain is still active and has been observed in one threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX. Notably, it has not yet been flagged with any detections on VirusTotal, currently showing 0/95. To mitigate the risks associated with this domain, users should refrain from entering any personal information and report the domain to appropriate authorities. Organizations should educate employees on identifying phishing attempts and deploy email filters to block any communications originating from this domain. Additionally, continuous monitoring and updating of threat intelligence databases should be implemented to stay informed about such domains. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-B0A9DE Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: e2eb264dcb8536b0a6bd6c5a6d3129b7c0712ae48616303887ccfa82f0dbed45 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/affinityteam.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=affinityteam.org 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,583 domains (13,714 alive under monitoring, 159,163 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io