# PhishDestroy threat dossier — barclays-banking.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-14 14:53:24 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/barclays-banking.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 19/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 34.249.132.176 (IE, Dublin) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS EC2 (eu-west-1) Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc. Nameservers: ns-1306.awsdns-35.org, ns-1938.awsdns-50.co.uk, ns-315.awsdns-39.com, ns-870.awsdns-44.net Registered: 2018-06-12 HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Amazon / Amazon RSA 2048 M01 Expires: 2026-10-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 71ed6ad19a43e1c4c02aa992cb3ca2ca5625913036b54b6b9f22b4cb90134903 ## 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: 2018-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-12 15:46:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-13 08:46:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-12 20:06:58 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e1c36-f859-7578-9cb9-06c41a14ba68/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/barclays-banking.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.barclays-banking.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=barclays-banking.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/barclays-banking.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/barclays-banking.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-12 15:47:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies barclays-banking.net as a high-risk banking phishing domain actively impersonating Barclays Bank to steal credentials and financial data. This fraudulent site poses a severe threat to users who may unknowingly enter sensitive login or payment information, risking direct financial loss and identity theft. The domain employs HTTPS encryption via an Amazon SSL certificate to appear legitimate, but its malicious intent is confirmed by multiple security platforms and threat intelligence sources. This domain was flagged by 19 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating widespread detection of its malicious nature. It is registered through Amazon Registrar, Inc., and resolves to IP address 34.249.132.176. The domain was created on June 12, 2018, and currently appears on 4 active security blocklists, including Phishunt, PhishingArmy, BLP-Fraud, and PhishingDB. Despite using a trusted Amazon-issued SSL certificate, the site’s long-standing presence and consistent detection across multiple trusted blocklists confirm its malicious classification. The combination of high-risk indicators, such as the specific impersonation of a major bank, low trust scores, and presence on multiple threat feeds, underscores the immediate danger it poses to potential victims. To mitigate risk from this banking phishing domain, users should avoid clicking on any links from unsolicited emails or messages referencing Barclays Bank. Always verify the legitimacy of a banking website by directly typing the official URL (barclays.com) into the browser. Enable multi-factor authentication on your Barclays account and monitor financial statements regularly for unauthorized transactions. Organizations and email security teams should block this domain at the network and email gateway levels using real-time threat intelligence feeds. Report suspected phishing attempts to Barclays and relevant cybersecurity authorities to help disrupt ongoing campaigns. Exercise heightened caution with domains registered through Amazon Registrar that mimic legitimate financial institutions, as they are frequently abused in credential harvesting schemes. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 71ed6ad19a43e1c4c02aa992cb3ca2ca5625913036b54b6b9f22b4cb90134903 ## 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/barclays-banking.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=barclays-banking.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: 149,078 domains (36,827 alive under monitoring, 111,587 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io