# PhishDestroy threat dossier — alert-esl.cfd
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 14:09:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/alert-esl.cfd/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      21/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, PrecisionSec, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.61.49.139
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net
Registered:      2026-05-24
Page title:      ESL Federal Credit Union - Log in
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-05-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-26 05:20:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-25 12:13:09 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-06 15:27:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-26 18:28:16 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e5f0c-232e-7630-8710-238ba504fd38/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/b9390618-1a09-4ca7-8a06-f2c6f05db6f1
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/alert-esl.cfd
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.alert-esl.cfd
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=alert-esl.cfd
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/alert-esl.cfd
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/alert-esl.cfd/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-26 05:26:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

alert-esl.cfd is a high-risk domain engineered to steal login credentials by masquerading as the real ESL Federal Credit Union site. When users land on the page and enter their username and password, the input is captured and sent to the attackers, exposing accounts to unauthorized access and potential financial fraud.  

PhishDestroy identifies this domain as a credential theft page because it reuses the official ESL Federal Credit Union brand and login interface while operating outside the credit union’s legitimate domains. Technical indicators are stark: the domain was registered on May 24, 2026, through Dynadot LLC, and 21 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors flagged it as malicious. It has also been blocked by OpenPhish, PhishDestroy, and PhishingArmy and appears on three public blocklists. The page loads from IP address 45.61.49.139 and is flagged by Google Safe Browsing under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, confirming it is not a legitimate service.  

If you visited alert-esl.cfd—or entered any information—immediately change your ESL Federal Credit Union password using the official site or app, enable multi-factor authentication if you haven’t already, and monitor your accounts for unusual transactions. Report the incident to ESL Federal Credit Union’s fraud team and consider running a full antivirus scan on the device you used to access the page. Never reuse the same password across different services, and always verify the web address before entering sensitive information.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260525-232207

## 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/alert-esl.cfd/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=alert-esl.cfd
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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