# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apex-berkley.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-12 19:57:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apex-berkley.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Netcraft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.66.140.182 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS200514 KnownSRV Ltd. Hosting org: KnownSRV Ltd Registrar: TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown Nameservers: ns13.knownsrv.com, ns14.knownsrv.com Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2027-06-16 Page title: Apex Berkley Bank- Your New Favorite Bank ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-15 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7ec1903431a32eca42ad7547686608e44e0764943c8b51e74f5a58965182d515 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - apex-berkley.com.wealth-waveasset.com - www.apex-berkley.com.wealth-waveasset.com ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-12 16:17:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-12 17:12:50 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-12 21:45:56 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f56b0-68c9-776a-bde9-0c0f280cadcd/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5b06a688-c164-43fc-930d-1ca2b8b94b6d Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/apex-berkley.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apex-berkley.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apex-berkley.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apex-berkley.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apex-berkley.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 16:49:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, apex-berkley.com, is flagged as a high-risk phishing resource targeting university credentials. Analysis indicates the domain was registered on June 16, 2026, through TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown, a registrar frequently associated with newly created malicious domains. The domain currently resolves to the IP address 185.66.140.182, which has been linked to prior phishing campaigns, though specific historical associations remain unverified. Only one security vendor in VirusTotal's dataset has flagged this domain as malicious, suggesting either limited detection at this stage or a targeted campaign with narrow exposure. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, a common tactic among threat actors to mimic legitimate sites and evade basic browser warnings. The domain appears on a single security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy, which classifies it as a generic phishing threat. The naming convention, incorporating 'berkley'—a plausible misspelling of 'Berkeley'—suggests an intent to impersonate an educational institution, though no direct evidence confirms the exact brand being spoofed. The low detection rate across security vendors may indicate either a new campaign or the use of evasion techniques to bypass automated analysis. Defenders should treat this domain as actively malicious based on its presence on a reputable blocklist and its resolution to a known suspicious IP. Network-level blocking of 185.66.140.182 and apex-berkley.com is recommended, particularly for organizations in the education sector. Monitoring for similar domain registrations through TuringSign Inc. may help identify related threats. Given the domain's recent registration and low detection rate, additional scrutiny of SSL certificate issuance patterns and DNS resolution changes is advised to track potential campaign evolution. No evidence currently links this domain to a specific phishing kit or advanced persistent threat group, limiting attribution beyond generic credential harvesting activity. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260712-4343BC Favicon MD5: 5d89b498d03279e7cc813186a64757b9 TLS cert SHA-256: 7ec1903431a32eca42ad7547686608e44e0764943c8b51e74f5a58965182d515 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apex-berkley.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apex-berkley.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 177,874 domains (49,618 alive under monitoring, 128,256 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io