# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.artistkate.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 18:28:41 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.artistkate.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing Targeted brand: Google ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 18/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot URLQuery: 5 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 150.109.178.226 (TH, Bangkok) ASN: AS132203 Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue Hosting org: Aceville Pte.ltd Registrar: July Name Limited Nameservers: ns1.julydns.com, ns2.julydns.com Registered: 2024-12-22 Expires: 2027-12-22 HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-07-31 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8281a828d5daba91d16c041eef1862036a06df659fa0c174f118011a8a1dfce1 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - api.vtkphi.com ## 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: 2024-12-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 13:31:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-14 20:20:45 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f417e-aa95-7532-ba4f-5b8c83365a24/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/06a7e1a2-1011-4e69-beac-e554ec4cf225 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/api.artistkate.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.api.artistkate.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=api.artistkate.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/api.artistkate.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/api.artistkate.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:16:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Analysis of api.artistkate.com shows a high‑risk brand impersonation campaign targeting Google credentials. The domain is secured with a Let's Encrypt R13 certificate and resolves to IP 150.109.178.226, which is registered to Aceville Pte.ltd in Thailand. Registration details indicate the domain was created on 2024-12-22 via July Name Limited and uses the ns1.julydns.com / ns2.julydns.com nameservers. Infrastructure assessment reveals the site is served by Nginx, employs HTTP/3, and enforces HSTS, while the front‑end stack includes Vue.js. Google Safe Browsing lists the domain under the "SOCIAL_ENGINEERING" category, and 18 of 91 VirusTotal scanners have flagged it as malicious. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by PhishDestroy. An HTTP request returns status 200, indicating the site is live. Concrete evidence confirms the domain is actively used for credential phishing, yet the exact page content has not been examined, leaving the specific phishing vectors uncertain. Defenders should immediately block the domain at network perimeter and DNS layers, add the IP address to threat intelligence feeds, and monitor for related activity targeting Google users. Continuous observation is advised to detect any evolution of the campaign or additional infrastructure components. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3c1378d54608925fe1dff523c02e4f7a TLS cert SHA-256: 8281a828d5daba91d16c041eef1862036a06df659fa0c174f118011a8a1dfce1 ## 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/api.artistkate.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=api.artistkate.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: 178,625 domains (50,246 alive under monitoring, 128,379 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io