# PhishDestroy threat dossier — beninmaritime.co
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Fetched:   2026-07-31 15:04:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/beninmaritime.co/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.87.212.244 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             AS9009 M247 Europe SRL
Hosting org:     M247 LTD
Page title:      Benin Maritime

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-10-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: f5bc8b16a1cc8d712df61af2d292755a05a9af363719154a02d438fbfc5576cb

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:01 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-31 16:20:34 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 01:56:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is beninmaritime.co a phishing site?

Analysis indicates that beninmaritime.co is currently active and serves a web page titled “Benin Maritime” over HTTPS with a valid Let’s Encrypt certificate (YR2). The domain resolves to IP 45.87.212.244, which is hosted in Germany by M247 Ltd. HTTP requests return status code 200, confirming that the site is reachable. VirusTotal records five detections out of ninety‑one scanned scanners, and AlienVault OTX lists the domain in four separate threat‑intel pulses. The domain is already blocked by the PhishDestroy feed and appears on one external blocklist. These indicators collectively classify the site as a high‑risk generic phishing infrastructure. The precise content of the page has not been publicly disclosed, and no additional infrastructure such as additional IPs or command‑and‑control servers has been observed. Defenders should block DNS resolution and HTTP(S) traffic to 45.87.212.244, monitor for any credential‑theft attempts associated with the “Benin Maritime” title, and update endpoint protection rules to include the five VirusTotal detections. Continuous monitoring of the domain’s status and any new intelligence is advised.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       a959fa660d2dfd6552701dd97e160679
TLS cert SHA-256:      f5bc8b16a1cc8d712df61af2d292755a05a9af363719154a02d438fbfc5576cb

## 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 (operator 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/beninmaritime.co/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=beninmaritime.co
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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