# PhishDestroy threat dossier — authenticate.today ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 17:21:01 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/authenticate.today/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 76.223.54.146 Registrar: Spaceship, Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1.afternic.com", "ns2.afternic.com"] Registered: 2026-06-13 Expires: 2027-06-11 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1 Expires: 2026-12-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d14adb15c77c468de93fee6f07dad25802c89b196ac2b4a35a00d17fa5efc73a ## 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: 2026-06-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-13 07:29:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-13 07:29:05 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-21 18:40:29 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-18 00:25:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-13 09:40:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies authenticate.today as an active credential theft phishing domain currently under investigation. This domain is designed to harvest login credentials by impersonating legitimate authentication portals, a tactic commonly used to gain unauthorized access to email accounts, corporate networks, or financial platforms. The risk level remains unconfirmed, but the domain’s operational status and lack of prior detection warrant caution for all users. This domain resolves to the IP address 76.223.54.146 and is secured with an SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy.com via the GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 security engines, indicating the domain has not yet been flagged by major threat intelligence platforms. The domain’s registrar and creation date are not publicly disclosed in available data, and no blocklist or trust score entries have been identified. Its current status remains active, suggesting ongoing or imminent malicious activity. Users are advised to treat authenticate.today as a high-risk credential theft threat. Do not enter any login details or personal information on this site. Organizations should block the domain and its associated IP at the firewall or DNS level. If credentials were already entered, reset passwords immediately and enable multi-factor authentication on all affected accounts. Report the domain to security teams or platforms like PhishTank to aid in broader threat mitigation efforts. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3c1378d54608925fe1dff523c02e4f7a TLS cert SHA-256: d14adb15c77c468de93fee6f07dad25802c89b196ac2b4a35a00d17fa5efc73a ## 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/authenticate.today/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=authenticate.today 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: 167,398 domains (12,697 alive under monitoring, 154,383 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io