# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aml-check-secure.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 15:50:43 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aml-check-secure.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: AML Scam Targeted brand: AML Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 178.215.237.182 (IT, Frosinone) ASN: AS202448 MVPS LTD Hosting org: AS202448 MVPS LTD Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: cameron.ns.cloudflare.com, shubhi.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-10-02 Expires: 2026-10-02 Page title: Verifying that you are not a robot... HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-08-27 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 42faae90e97c4cf8c2ea425b7ba808660b00eeefe659374ee2b35b4977cf0452 ## 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: 2025-10-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 23:22:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-30 16:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:18:17 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f101b-a9a5-72ab-ad6b-ec7f36debd64/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aml-check-secure.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aml-check-secure.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aml-check-secure.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aml-check-secure.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aml-check-secure.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 23:24:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, aml-check-secure.com, is actively impersonating anti-money laundering (AML) verification portals to harvest credentials and sensitive financial data from unsuspecting users. The site presents a deceptive 'Verifying that you are not a robot' interstitial page, a common tactic to lend false legitimacy while masking malicious intent. Analysis indicates the domain specifically targets individuals and institutions subject to AML compliance checks, exploiting trust in automated verification processes to bypass user skepticism and facilitate unauthorized data collection or malware deployment. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-risk indicators. The domain was registered on October 02, 2025, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with fraudulent registrations. It resolves to the IP address 178.215.237.182, and despite its recent creation, has already been flagged by 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, a statistically significant detection rate for a newly established domain. The SSL certificate, issued by Let's Encrypt, provides basic encryption but does not validate the legitimacy of the site, a common misconception exploited by threat actors. No entries were found on major blocklists at the time of assessment, underscoring the domain's ability to evade initial detection while remaining operational. Users who have visited aml-check-secure.com or interacted with its content should take immediate remedial action. Terminate any active sessions and disconnect the device from the network to prevent potential data exfiltration. Conduct a full system scan using updated security tools to detect and remove any malware or persistent threats. Reset credentials for all accounts accessed from the compromised device, prioritizing financial and compliance-related platforms. Monitor financial statements and transaction logs for unauthorized activity, and report any suspicious findings to relevant regulatory bodies or incident response teams. Organizations should update internal blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP address, and consider implementing stricter access controls for AML verification processes to mitigate future risks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 42faae90e97c4cf8c2ea425b7ba808660b00eeefe659374ee2b35b4977cf0452 ## 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/aml-check-secure.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aml-check-secure.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,677 domains (12,746 alive under monitoring, 159,341 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io