# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aml-check.business ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-14 13:58:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aml-check.business/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: AML Scam Targeted brand: AML Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/92 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.40.220 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: cameron.ns.cloudflare.com, kimora.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-07 Expires: 2027-05-03 Page title: Web3 Security Audits, Monitoring, and Risk Prevention - AMLSec HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5efeb7f9419a4cfa3da879f3025a3e129fed5b5065e4814b40e96cbd0eb066f9 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-07 08:44:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-07 05:45:42 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-09 07:40:05 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e00f6-5f8e-72cc-b01e-94b5c77e68bc/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/af60809e-88a6-4303-8d0b-15535f8ef08f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aml-check.business crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aml-check.business Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aml-check.business AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aml-check.business URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aml-check.business/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-07 08:44:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies aml-check.business as an active brand impersonation site targeting AML Scam users. This domain (registered May 03, 2026) resolves to IP 104.21.40.220 via Global Domain Group LLC and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. With 0 detections on VirusTotal and no known presence on major blocklists, the site currently flies under the radar. However, technical indicators such as newly registered domains, Let's Encrypt certificates, and recent IP allocation patterns align with emerging fraud infrastructure designed to harvest credentials or distribute malware. Domain metadata reveals high-risk attributes: created on May 03, 2026, hosted on Cloudflare (104.21.40.220), and registered through Global Domain Group LLC—a registrar often associated with bulk low-cost registrations favored by threat actors. Despite zero VirusTotal detections (0/95 engines), the absence of detection does not equate to safety. The site impersonates AML Scam, a legitimate compliance platform, suggesting a coordinated effort to trick financial professionals or crypto users into entering sensitive login or KYC data. While no confirmed malicious payloads are currently flagged, the convergence of new domain age, high-risk hosting, and brand abuse creates a significant threat vector for credential harvesting or malware delivery. Mitigation is urgent for organizations and individuals in the AML/compliance sector. Users should never input credentials or personal data into aml-check.business. Instead, access AML Scam only via verified bookmarks or official channels. Network defenders are advised to block IP 104.21.40.220 and inspect DNS resolution for aml-check.business. PhishDestroy continues to monitor this domain under seed 4c80f7 and will update classifications as new intelligence emerges. Proactive domain and IP blocking, combined with user education on domain verification, is critical to prevent credential theft and downstream fraud. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/92 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260507-01C26E Favicon MD5: 1be44d60ee7ca695c25c3e58c7320439 TLS cert SHA-256: 5efeb7f9419a4cfa3da879f3025a3e129fed5b5065e4814b40e96cbd0eb066f9 ## 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.business/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aml-check.business 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: 149,073 domains (40,812 alive under monitoring, 107,907 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io