# PhishDestroy threat dossier — akantosglobal.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-29 20:25:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/akantosglobal.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 29 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 58/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      107.173.193.235 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Global Domain Group LLC
Nameservers:     dns3.fimgohost.com, dns4.fimgohost.com
Registered:      2025-04-07
Expires:         2026-04-07
Page title:      Akantos Global | Welcome to Akantos Global

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-04-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 749f349fe07b92561a9eed6505314d94dde43a3989c9b068fca9e4826178c27a

## 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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Domain registered: 2025-04-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-09 18:20:33 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:42:55 UTC (STALE — 29 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-15 06:12:30 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 29 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 29 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0198900f-be69-74c6-9afe-bec850452335/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/akantosglobal.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.akantosglobal.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=akantosglobal.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/akantosglobal.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/akantosglobal.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:40:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies akantosglobal.com as a high-risk phishing domain designed to deceive users, potentially stealing sensitive information. The threat type is classified as generic phishing, posing significant danger to unsuspecting visitors.

Supporting evidence includes its appearance on a security blocklist, a very low Scamadviser trust score of 1/100, and a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. The domain was created recently on April 7, 2025, and is registered through Global Domain Group LLC. VirusTotal flagged it by 12 out of 95 security vendors, indicating substantial suspicion. The domain resolves to IP address 107.173.193.235 and hosted a page titled "Akantos Global | Welcome to Akantos Global," possibly to lend false legitimacy.

Currently, akantosglobal.com is offline, reducing immediate risk. Users and administrators should continue to block and monitor for any related phishing activity or domain resurrection. Maintaining updated security solutions and exercising caution with unsolicited links remain essential to mitigate threats like this.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 12/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e8915221da54b73a5cd045eb6d30d6ba73c4611a488af8ceef97abf1d797b053
TLS cert SHA-256:      749f349fe07b92561a9eed6505314d94dde43a3989c9b068fca9e4826178c27a

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