# PhishDestroy domain threat record: api.scotiaconnect-business.cc

Content language: English
Canonical HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.scotiaconnect-business.cc/
Machine-readable companion: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.scotiaconnect-business.cc/llm.txt

## Summary

PhishDestroy stores a threat-intelligence record for this domain.
This document reports the latest stored fields; it is not a real-time guarantee of availability or safety.

## Stored observations

- Listed by PhishDestroy: yes
- Availability at last stored check: observed active
- First observed by PhishDestroy: 2026-10-21 20:44:07 UTC
- Last availability or vendor check: 2026-10-22 10:00:15 UTC
- Stored record updated: 2026-10-22 16:07:29 UTC
- VirusTotal detections in the stored snapshot: 15/92
- Independent public blocklist matches in the stored snapshot: 0
- Google Safe Browsing stored result: no stored flag

## Stored infrastructure

- Observed IP address: 172.238.172.122
- Registrar in stored WHOIS data: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
- Last stored HTTP status: 200
- Registration date (registry RDAP, scotiaconnect-business.cc): 2026-08-06 10:21:40 UTC

## Evidence links

- URLScan report: https://urlscan.io/result/01a04214-3d58-716f-a72b-437911bc8667/
- VirusTotal domain view: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/domain/api.scotiaconnect-business.cc
- Certificate Transparency search: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.api.scotiaconnect-business.cc
- Web Archive lookup: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://api.scotiaconnect-business.cc/

## Corrections

- Appeal or correct this record: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/
- Methodology and help: https://phishdestroy.io/faq

## Stored PhishDestroy analysis

Overview
PhishDestroy has listed api.scotiaconnect-business.cc as a suspicious domain based on multiple vendor detections. The page that responded with HTTP 200 displayed the title “Redirecting…”. The domain was first seen by PhishDestroy on 2026-10-21.

How the scam works
The available evidence does not show a concrete payload, but domains that receive high malicious scores are commonly used for phishing, malicious redirects, or to host malware that can harvest credentials or deliver unwanted code. Visitors may be lured into clicking the redirect or entering personal information, which could then be captured by the operator.

Evidence
VirusTotal recorded 15 detections (14 malicious, 1 suspicious) from 92 engines on 2026-10-13 (retrieved 2026-10-21). Google Safe Browsing reported no flag on 2026-10-21. urlscan.io’s engine analysis on 2026-08-27 gave a malicious score of 76, though its overall verdict was clean. OTX listed zero pulses, and PhishDestroy’s internal blocklist marked the domain as malicious while external blocklists showed no entries on 2026-10-21.

Infrastructure
The recorded DNS data showed A records pointing to 172.236.104.43, 172.236.104.157, and 172.238.172.122, which belong to Akamai Technologies, Inc. in the United States. The certificate observed was a Let’s Encrypt certificate for *.scotiaconnect-business.cc valid from 2026-08-31 to 2026-11-29. Nameservers were ns1‑ns4.parklogictestns1.com and DNSSEC was not enabled.

What to do
Treat the site as untrusted; do not enter credentials, wallet information, or download files. If any data was submitted, change associated passwords and monitor accounts for suspicious activity. Network defenders should block the exact hostname and log any attempts to contact it. Report observations to PhishDestroy for further analysis.

Useful links
urlscan.io scan and screenshot: https://urlscan.io/result/01a04214-3d58-716f-a72b-437911bc8667/
Cloudflare Radar report: https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/926b7037-c15e-4b03-8d58-330b79f31c2d
Stored capture screenshot: https://urlscan.io/screenshots/01a04214-3d58-716f-a72b-437911bc8667.png
Cloudflare Radar screenshot (2026-10-21T20:51:35Z): https://screenshots.phishdestroy.io/cf/926b7037-c15e-4b03-8d58-330b79f31c2d.png
URLScan screenshot (2026-10-21T20:46:22Z): https://screenshots.phishdestroy.io/us/01a16036-f665-75c8-9d23-9ac70d1f7bd7.png
URLScan capture report: https://urlscan.io/result/01a16036-f665-75c8-9d23-9ac70d1f7bd7/
URLScan screenshot (2026-10-21T20:51:08Z): https://screenshots.phishdestroy.io/us/01a1603b-507f-7265-acc3-094c29e52c95.png
URLScan capture report: https://urlscan.io/result/01a1603b-507f-7265-acc3-094c29e52c95/
VirusTotal report: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/domain/api.scotiaconnect-business.cc
Google Safe Browsing status: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=api.scotiaconnect-business.cc
Report phishing to Google: https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/
Site owner? Request a review: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/
Analysis generated: 2026-10-21 21:57:00 UTC

## Stored page captures

- Primary capture: https://urlscan.io/screenshots/01a04214-3d58-716f-a72b-437911bc8667.png
  Captured: 2026-10-21 20:44:07 UTC
- Cloudflare Radar: https://screenshots.phishdestroy.io/cf/926b7037-c15e-4b03-8d58-330b79f31c2d.png
  Captured: 2026-10-21 20:51:35 UTC
  Source report: https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/926b7037-c15e-4b03-8d58-330b79f31c2d
  SHA-256: 36d07495bcca5f3e48f8eca8aedf572633b1c8597772c12bfb5fcf7563770e66
- URLScan · 2026-10-21: https://screenshots.phishdestroy.io/us/01a16036-f665-75c8-9d23-9ac70d1f7bd7.png
  Captured: 2026-10-21 20:46:22 UTC
  Source report: https://urlscan.io/result/01a16036-f665-75c8-9d23-9ac70d1f7bd7/
  SHA-256: 1d2842d12f17dc17db8fd68db35adbc751d25c670bdb7f063d42dc65d14a1581
- URLScan · 2026-10-21: https://screenshots.phishdestroy.io/us/01a1603b-507f-7265-acc3-094c29e52c95.png
  Captured: 2026-10-21 20:51:08 UTC
  Source report: https://urlscan.io/result/01a1603b-507f-7265-acc3-094c29e52c95/
  SHA-256: 859992f68ca733cce27bcf40ba0283aefe30cfb930a67d4218ff6790a5e5b3a3

## Collected source observations

Provider observations retain their own timestamps. Capture links do not establish image content. Shared infrastructure does not identify an operator.
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        "uuid": "01a04214-3d58-716f-a72b-437911bc8667",
        "scanned_at": "2026-08-27T07:17:04Z",
        "final_url": "https://api.scotiaconnect-business.cc/",
        "globals": [
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            "boxCompare",
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            "diagnoseErrors",
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            "updateForDnsProbe",
            "getMainFrameErrorCssClass",
            "getMainFrameErrorIconCssClass",
            "getSubFrameErrorIconCssClass",
            "shouldShowSuggestionsSummaryList",
            "getSuggestionsSummaryItemCssClass",
            "reloadButtonClick",
            "downloadButtonClick",
            "detailsButtonClick",
            "setAutoFetchState"
        ],
        "domain_age_days": 0,
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        "requests": 5,
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        "scanned_at": "2026-10-21T20:51:35Z",
        "final_url": "https://api.scotiaconnect-business.cc/",
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                "status": 0
            }
        ],
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                "name": "api.scotiaconnect-business.cc",
                "type": "CNAME",
                "value": "scotiaconnect-business.cc"
            },
            {
                "name": "scotiaconnect-business.cc",
                "type": "A",
                "value": "172.238.172.122"
            },
            {
                "name": "scotiaconnect-business.cc",
                "type": "A",
                "value": "172.236.104.43"
            },
            {
                "name": "scotiaconnect-business.cc",
                "type": "A",
                "value": "172.236.104.157"
            },
            {
                "name": "api.scotiaconnect-business.cc",
                "type": "CNAME",
                "value": "scotiaconnect-business.cc"
            }
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            "created": "2026-08-06T10:21:40Z",
            "updated": "2026-09-18T09:33:14Z",
            "expires": "2027-08-06T10:21:40Z",
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                "ns4.domainregistrar.biz"
            ]
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                "value": "ns1.parklogictestns1.com"
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                "value": "ns1.parklogic.com"
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            },
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            ],
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        },
        "whois": {
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            "updated": "2026-09-03T07:32:26Z",
            "expires": "2027-08-06T10:21:40Z",
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                "ns3.domainregistrar.biz",
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                "ns3.dnsnotaflux.com"
            ],
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        },
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                },
                {
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                },
                {
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                },
                {
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                }
            ],
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            "asn": "63949",
            "org": "Akamai Technologies, Inc.",
            "city": "Chicago",
            "country": "US"
        },
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            ],
            "NS": [
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                "ns1.parklogictestns1.com",
                "ns3.parklogictestns1.com",
                "ns4.parklogictestns1.com"
            ],
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            "CNAME": [
                "scotiaconnect-business.cc"
            ]
        },
        "dnssec": {
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            "rrsig": false,
            "dnskey": true
        },
        "get_ip": {
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            "family": 4
        },
        "subdomains": {
            "count": 1,
            "subdomains": [
                "www.api.scotiaconnect-business.cc"
            ]
        },
        "tech_stack": {
            "technologies": [
                "Nginx",
                "OpenResty"
            ]
        },
        "whois": {
            "registrar": "Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu",
            "created": "2026-08-06T10:21:40Z",
            "updated": "2026-09-18T09:33:14Z",
            "expires": "2027-08-06T10:21:40Z",
            "status": [
                "ok https://icann.org/epp"
            ],
            "nameservers": [
                "ns1.domainregistrar.biz",
                "ns2.domainregistrar.biz",
                "ns3.domainregistrar.biz",
                "ns4.domainregistrar.biz"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```