# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aquila.cash
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 10:13:23 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aquila.cash/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (telegram)
Targeted brand: telegram

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited
Nameservers:     igor.ns.cloudflare.com, brenna.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-07-24
Expires:         2026-07-24
Page title:      Aquila — The #1 panel of top teams

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: bcc28bfd96082959c7e1b6c22361e692c7d1c4fd86f141425bbae747b7af1146

## 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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Domain registered: 2025-07-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-02 10:39:42 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:52:02 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 12:08:00 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019adea5-8a56-740d-a69f-99a66d801506/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aquila.cash
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aquila.cash
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aquila.cash
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aquila.cash
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aquila.cash/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:35:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies aquila.cash as a brand impersonation domain mimicking Telegram, aimed at misleading users into trusting a fake service. This threat matters because impersonation can lead to credential theft, unauthorized access, or fraud, undermining user security and privacy.

The domain aquila.cash was registered on July 24, 2025, through Web Commerce Communications Limited and resolved to IP address 188.114.97.3. While it was flagged on one security blocklist, VirusTotal detection remains low with only 1 out of 95 security vendors marking it as suspicious. The domain has since been taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Gridinsoft’s trust score for the domain is 0/100, indicating very low trustworthiness.

Users are advised to avoid visiting aquila.cash or providing any personal information if encountered. Always verify URLs by accessing official Telegram platforms directly. Employ updated security software and beware of unsolicited messages directing you to untrusted domains. Staying vigilant helps prevent falling victim to such brand impersonation attempts.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       2e6789727e829c936014b428f9c8d343
TLS cert SHA-256:      bcc28bfd96082959c7e1b6c22361e692c7d1c4fd86f141425bbae747b7af1146

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aquila.cash/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aquila.cash
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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