# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aostuttgartcity.hostel.town
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Fetched:   2026-07-08 13:47:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aostuttgartcity.hostel.town/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs
Composite threat score: 51/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.86.104.14
Registrar:       REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND
Nameservers:     NS_NOT_FOUND
Page title:      A&O Stuttgart City - Stuttgart, Germany
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     ZeroSSL GmbH / ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2
Expires:    2026-08-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 67a97cd1381f6984c2c459990d9fa0599869b51cd80116585cb43067ba5f6a76
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - hostel.town

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-08 13:35:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-08 15:01:26 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f4182-9d86-7103-b557-1e9b526488b2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aostuttgartcity.hostel.town
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aostuttgartcity.hostel.town
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aostuttgartcity.hostel.town
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aostuttgartcity.hostel.town
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aostuttgartcity.hostel.town/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 15:01:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, aostuttgartcity.hostel.town, is currently active and classified as a high-risk generic phishing threat. Analysis indicates it impersonates A&O Hostels, specifically targeting the Stuttgart City location, to deceive users into submitting payment or personal details under false pretenses. The fraudulent site mimics legitimate booking platforms, increasing the likelihood of successful credential harvesting or financial fraud.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolves to the IP address 172.86.104.14, a technical indicator linked to malicious activity. According to VirusTotal, 15 of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, providing concrete evidence of its fraudulent nature. The page title, 'A&O Stuttgart City - Stuttgart, Germany,' directly aligns with the impersonated brand, further corroborating the phishing intent. No additional registrar details, creation date, or blocklist counts were provided, but the existing data points establish a clear pattern of abuse.  As of the latest assessment, aostuttgartcity.hostel.town remains active, posing an ongoing risk to users. Organizations and individuals are advised to block the domain and its associated IP at the network level. End users should be cautioned against interacting with the site, particularly entering login credentials or financial information. If credentials were already submitted, immediate password resets and monitoring for unauthorized transactions are recommended. Security teams should treat this domain as a confirmed threat and include it in real-time monitoring and alerting systems.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      67a97cd1381f6984c2c459990d9fa0599869b51cd80116585cb43067ba5f6a76

## 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 (operator 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/aostuttgartcity.hostel.town/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aostuttgartcity.hostel.town
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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