# PhishDestroy threat dossier — authority-x.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 15:03:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/authority-x.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 60/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, URLQuery

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ["jaziel.ns.cloudflare.com", "macy.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-16
Page title:      Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster) - YouTube

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-14
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 7fdce3dba3dc3028eb0c059ee9f5a6a03e88ee31a2225d05a48898a52316502b

## 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: 2026-04-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-16 21:43:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 01:57:23 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 00:27:42 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/019d9797-3a04-75b8-8c2b-56c3e464ee29/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/authority-x.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.authority-x.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=authority-x.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/authority-x.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/authority-x.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-16 21:44:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies authority-x.com as an active crypto drainer campaign operating under the generic phishing threat type. The domain impersonates legitimate cryptocurrency or financial service brands to deceive users into connecting wallets and initiating unauthorized transactions. While the exact impersonated brand is not specified in current intelligence, the domain’s configuration aligns with known drainer kit behaviors, including fraudulent transaction signing prompts and fake balance displays.  This domain resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and is associated with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, suggesting an attempt to appear legitimate. VirusTotal currently shows 0 detections out of 95 scanners, indicating low signature-based detection. The domain was registered through Dynadot LLC on April 15, 2026, and remains unflagged by Google Safe Browsing (GSB) and other major blocklists. These characteristics suggest a recently deployed, potentially adaptive threat designed to evade initial detection.  As of the latest assessment, authority-x.com is active and under investigation. Immediate mitigation includes domain blocking and user education to avoid wallet connections. Remaining risk is assessed as moderate due to the lack of detection coverage and recent domain registration. Users are advised to verify unknown domains via PhishDestroy before engaging in any transactional activity.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       fdc62ba068158f80420381716edfe470
TLS cert SHA-256:      7fdce3dba3dc3028eb0c059ee9f5a6a03e88ee31a2225d05a48898a52316502b

## 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/authority-x.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=authority-x.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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