# PhishDestroy threat dossier — arcpayment.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-25 08:45:00 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/arcpayment.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 66/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft URLQuery: 2 detections ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.128.170 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: santino.ns.cloudflare.com, vivienne.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-02 HTTP response: 429 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e01a45e652404d12a47de246f81bb5d8d1e8ba5a256769fca283c35dc8ec0e25 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-02 17:35:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-02 15:13:26 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-23 04:08:57 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 04:08:57 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d4e9e-5ded-71ed-b388-87e39b592f75/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5048649b-9df9-4e96-aa65-0169c21bab88 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/arcpayment.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.arcpayment.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=arcpayment.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/arcpayment.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/arcpayment.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-02 17:36:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies arcpayment.net as an active credit card phishing domain currently engaged in fraudulent transactions. The site masquerades as a payment processor to harvest sensitive payment card information from unsuspecting users. Due to the domain’s operational status and low detection rate, users should treat interactions as high-risk and avoid any form of engagement. This domain was flagged by 2 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating limited but confirmed malicious activity. It is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, resolves to IP address 172.67.128.170, and holds a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. The domain was created on March 28, 2026, highlighting its recent emergence as a threat vector. With only 2 vendors detecting the threat and no established reputation, this domain poses an elevated risk to users who may encounter it through phishing emails, fake ads, or compromised websites. Given the domain’s active status and its use in credit card theft campaigns, PhishDestroy recommends blocking arcpayment.net at the network level and removing any saved credentials associated with the site. Users should report the domain to their security teams and avoid clicking links or entering data. Organizations are advised to monitor outbound traffic for connections to 172.67.128.170 and audit logs for signs of compromise linked to this domain. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260402-6B735B TLS cert SHA-256: e01a45e652404d12a47de246f81bb5d8d1e8ba5a256769fca283c35dc8ec0e25 ## 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/arcpayment.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=arcpayment.net 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io