# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.new.abqweather.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 12:38:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.new.abqweather.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 57/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       eNom, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.dreamhost.com", "ns2.dreamhost.com", "ns3.dreamhost.com"]

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 12:20:32 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:25:43 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 21:20:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

api.new.abqweather.com — Credential Phishing Domain Report

Analysis of the domain api.new.abqweather.com indicates active credential phishing infrastructure as of July 19, 2026. The domain is flagged by a single security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy, and has been detected by 11 of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal, suggesting moderate but non-negligible consensus regarding its malicious nature. The domain remains operational, responding with an HTTP 301 redirect, which is a common tactic to obscure the final phishing endpoint or evade automated detection systems.  Infrastructure details, including the registrar, autonomous system number (ASN), and hosting provider, are not currently available in the provided intelligence. The lack of widespread blocklist adoption may indicate either a targeted campaign or a recently deployed phishing resource. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk due to its active status and confirmed detection by multiple security vendors. Network-level blocking is recommended for organizations, particularly those with users who may be deceived by weather-themed lures. Additional monitoring of related subdomains or newly registered domains under the abqweather.com parent may reveal further malicious infrastructure.  The exact content and target of the phishing page are not yet analysed, and no specific brand or service impersonation has been confirmed. Further investigation into the redirect chain and final landing page is necessary to determine the precise nature of the credential harvesting attempt. Security teams are advised to correlate this domain with recent phishing reports and user-submitted suspicious URLs to identify potential victims or related campaigns.

## 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/api.new.abqweather.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=api.new.abqweather.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

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