# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apple-icloud.us ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-25 19:21:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apple-icloud.us/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Apple Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 10 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 162.251.80.247 (US, Provo) ASN: ASAS46606 UNIFIEDLAYER-AS-1 - Unified Layer, US Hosting org: AS46606 Unified Layer Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ns1.md-79.webhostbox.net, ns2.md-79.webhostbox.net Registered: 2026-06-03 Expires: 2027-06-03 Page title: iCloud HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: bae57ab72ff8353c74c10f472adef90ba532a7ace34b9e76b80076a0d1b4c5c0 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - applefind.us - detect-devices.us - encontrar-mi-lphone.one - find-mymapscloud.life - geolocalizadorapples.help - icloud-com.co - lcloudmyflnd.help - localizadorsatelitalph.one - locations-findmy.us - shop-loing.lat - soporte-icloud.us - supportdevices.help - supportscloud.us - www4-findmy-lostapple.help ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-23 02:20:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-25 20:20:35 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef1d7-e107-734a-9fb2-50852a7de4f8/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/apple-icloud.us crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apple-icloud.us Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apple-icloud.us AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apple-icloud.us URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apple-icloud.us/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 19:23:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, apple-icloud.us, is identified as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Apple users. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed to mimic iCloud login pages, as evidenced by the page title 'iCloud' and confirmed impersonation of Apple’s official branding. No direct evidence of a crypto drainer kit was observed, but the domain’s structure aligns with credential harvesting campaigns commonly deployed in phishing operations. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain is flagged by 15 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, registered through Dynadot Inc on June 03, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 162.251.80.247. It appears on five security blocklists, including Phishunt, PhishDestroy, and Hagezi, and is referenced in 10 threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX. The domain uses a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which, while providing encryption, does not validate legitimacy. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100, further confirming its malicious classification. As of the latest assessment, apple-icloud.us has been marked as taken down, likely due to coordinated takedown efforts or registrar intervention. However, residual risk remains for users who may have interacted with the domain prior to its removal. Organizations and individuals are advised to monitor for unauthorized access attempts linked to credentials potentially harvested via this domain. Network-level blocking of the IP address 162.251.80.247 and associated indicators is recommended to prevent further exposure. Users should verify the authenticity of any communication purporting to be from Apple by cross-referencing official domains and enabling multi-factor authentication. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 15/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 0a81714b61002c2c25a197ce6c45e694 TLS cert SHA-256: bae57ab72ff8353c74c10f472adef90ba532a7ace34b9e76b80076a0d1b4c5c0 ## 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 (volunteer 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/apple-icloud.us/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apple-icloud.us 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,016 domains (14,705 alive under monitoring, 154,619 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io