# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.staging.ataloa.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 07:19:39 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.staging.ataloa.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, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.dns-parking.com", "ns2.dns-parking.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:     2026-07-21 08:20:23 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.staging.ataloa.com Safety Check — Phishing Site Detected

api.staging.ataloa.com is currently flagged as a high‑risk generic phishing infrastructure. VirusTotal records show that 11 of 91 security vendors have issued detections against the domain, indicating that multiple AV engines recognize malicious activity. The domain is listed on a single public blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy sinkhole, confirming its inclusion in known phishing mitigation feeds. An HTTP request to the host returns a 301 redirect, a typical behavior used to funnel victims to a credential‑harvesting endpoint. As of the report date (July 19 2026) the domain remains active, suggesting that the associated campaign is still operational. No additional contextual data such as hosting ASN, registration details, or payload characteristics are available, leaving the full scope of the threat ambiguous. Defenders should immediately add api.staging.ataloa.com to DNS and proxy blocklists, monitor network traffic for outbound connections to the domain, and consider broader threat‑intel correlation to identify related infrastructure. Ongoing observation is advised to capture any changes in status or additional indicators.

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