# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.semiconductor.samsung.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 10:01:26 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.semiconductor.samsung.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 45/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Whois Corp.
Nameservers:     ["dns-awskr1.samsung.com", "dns-gi1.samsung.com", "dnssm.samsung.com", "dnssm2.samsung.com", "dnsst.samsung.com", "dnsst2.samsung.com"]
HTTP response:   404

## 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 12:59:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 08:20:23 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:25:59 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 22:40:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

api.semiconductor.samsung.com: Samsung Brand Phishing Endpoint

This domain, api.semiconductor.samsung.com, is currently under investigation as a phishing endpoint targeting Samsung's semiconductor division. As of July 19, 2026, the domain appears on one security blocklist maintained by PhishDestroy and remains active. Infrastructure analysis reveals an HTTP 302 redirect status, which is commonly used in phishing campaigns to forward victims to malicious payloads or credential-harvesting pages. The domain has been scanned by 91 vendors on VirusTotal, with no detections flagged at present; however, the absence of detections does not confirm safety and should not be interpreted as an all-clear. The specific content hosted on this endpoint has not yet been fully analyzed, and the exact phishing mechanism—whether credential theft, malware distribution, or another attack vector—remains unconfirmed. Defenders are advised to treat this domain as high-risk infrastructure. Network-level blocking is recommended, particularly for organizations in the semiconductor, electronics, or supply chain sectors where Samsung branding may be exploited for social engineering. Further monitoring and analysis are ongoing to determine the full scope of the threat.

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