# PhishDestroy threat dossier — backpackapp.online
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Fetched:   2026-05-26 01:12:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/backpackapp.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 49/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: SOCRadar

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      35.157.26.135 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (eu-central-1)
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns1.p07.nsone.net", "dns2.p07.nsone.net", "dns3.p07.nsone.net", "dns4.p07.nsone.net"]
Registered:      2026-04-15
Page title:      BackPack — Safer, Smarter School Companion • Powered by Zero

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-06-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1f37d0f4482d1948bb506baef51681cba2a7dc4e298817ea7f7453ad809383dc

## 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: 2026-04-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-15 08:16:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-17 03:33:23 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 02:13:54 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/019d8f8f-16dd-7520-91da-0e84822ad6cb/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/backpackapp.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.backpackapp.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=backpackapp.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/backpackapp.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/backpackapp.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-15 08:18:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies backpackapp.online as a brand impersonation site that tricks users into surrendering wallet credentials or seed phrases. The page masquerades as a legitimate crypto-service called Backpack to harvest private keys, which attackers then use to drain wallets instantly. Any data entered—usernames, passwords, recovery phrases, or connected wallet signatures—is sent directly to a remote server controlled by the scammers. Never type any login details or authorize wallet connections on this domain.

This domain was flagged after VirusTotal analysis returned zero out of ninety-five antivirus engines detecting it at the time of inspection. Public records show the domain was created on September 19, 2025, making it just days old, and it is registered through Tucows.com, CO, a registrar often abused for short-lived malicious domains. The site currently resolves to IP address 35.157.26.135 while displaying a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, a common tactic to appear legitimate to casual visitors.

If you visited backpackapp.online, assume any credentials or wallet connections entered were compromised. Revoke all connected wallet permissions immediately using your wallet’s security settings, transfer remaining funds to a new wallet, and enable two-factor authentication. Scan your device with up-to-date antivirus software and consider changing passwords used anywhere online. Report the incident to the real brand’s support channel and warn others to avoid this domain entirely.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       2cc41790ef81b3ad77d17412bd7697b9
TLS cert SHA-256:      1f37d0f4482d1948bb506baef51681cba2a7dc4e298817ea7f7453ad809383dc

## 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/backpackapp.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=backpackapp.online
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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