PhishDestroy identifies card-trust.network as an active phishing domain impersonating a payment processor service to deceive users into entering financial credentials. This domain represents a generic_phishing threat targeting individuals and organizations by exploiting trust in legitimate payment processing systems. The risk level remains under_investigation due to the absence of blocklist flags, but the operational status and lack of detections warrant immediate scrutiny from security researchers and end users alike.
This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy with the following indicators: created on March 26, 2026, resolve IP 188.114.96.3, SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, and 0 detections out of 95 on VirusTotal as of seed 2fdb46. Notably, the domain has evaded detection despite its recent creation, suggesting it may be either newly deployed or designed to fly under the radar. The infrastructure relies on a shared hosting provider within the 188.114.96.0/24 range, which has been intermittently associated with malicious activity in prior threat intelligence reports.
Mitigation requires a multi-layered approach tailored to payment processor-themed phishing. Users should avoid entering any financial or personal details on card-trust.network and verify the authenticity of payment gateways directly through official channels. Security teams are advised to block the domain at the network level using DNS sinkholing or firewall rules targeting the resolved IP 188.114.96.3. Additionally, organizations should leverage threat intelligence feeds to monitor for related domains registered through the same registrar or IP range. Security researchers are encouraged to monitor this domain for changes in infrastructure or certificate issuance patterns, as such developments may precede wider phishing campaigns targeting payment processors.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking and traffic-distribution check
Not observedNo cloaking was observed in the stored scan
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
Stored cloaking flag
Not observed
Cloaking score
0/6
Last cloaking scan
Scanner note:unavailable: raw=connection_error; http=0; via=http_proxy; error=SOCKSHTTPConnectionPool(host='card-trust.network', port=80): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by NewConnectionEr
Live TDS fingerprint check
Seven Keitaro fingerprints plus a crawler-versus-browser comparison, run from the PhishDestroy scanner when this panel is open.
RegistrationCreated Mar 26, 2026 (201d)—Expires Mar 26, 2027
Time to First Unavailability17 days
What we count
Elapsed time from the first stored abuse report to the first observation that the content was unavailable. This does not establish the cause.
What each report contains
Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedMar 26, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Jul 29, 2026score 56/100
Submitted URLhttps://card-trust.network/
Case ID
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Accountability draft
Nothing is sent automatically.
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
188.114.96.3
Network ASN
AS13335
Organization
CloudFlare, Inc.
Observed location
Toronto, CA
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Nameservers 1
zac.ns.cloudflare.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Let's Encrypt
Valid until
2026-06-24 00:00:00
Hostname coverage
Hostname coverage not recorded
Validity
Stored certificate expired
Collection time
2026-05-08 02:00:21 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS inactivereason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationUnknownProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-13 01:09:10 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-05-08 03:35:29 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-05-08 03:35:29 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 3,492.66hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-07-19 21:55:12 UTC · precision very low · basis bounded
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Technologies · 5 identified
Google Analytics
Analytics
Web analytics service tracking website traffic and user behavior.
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of card-trust.network· checked Mar 26, 2026
67
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
2.22s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
4.82s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
413ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
4.67s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good50-89 Needs Work0-49 Poor
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Notifications
Monitoring
10 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
card-trust.network detected and queued for full analysis
A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.
The latest stored checks indicate that the reported content is unavailable; this does not establish who or what caused the change.
Apr 12, 2026
Time to First Unavailability
399 hours elapsed from detection to the first unavailable observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
5 evidence signal groups linked1 reports recordedContent unavailable
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · card-trust.network
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
