# PhishDestroy threat dossier — chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 05:11:03 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 156.239.9.106 (HK, Hong Kong) ASN: AS154321 CORENET CLOUD SDN. BHD. Hosting org: Binary Networks Solutions LLC Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: ns1.domainnamens.com, ns2.domainnamens.com Registered: 2026-06-19 Expires: 2027-06-19 Page title: WhatsApp 网页版 - 官方入口 - 提供WhatsApp降低异常长效保障 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9b8ad2e40edb1436556d7bfb063547b000fdec1f8dc8d7231a808834a3c7e5c2 ## 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: 2026-06-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-30 19:36:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-30 21:40:47 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 06:46:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 00:02:08 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1999-099c-7660-8102-c82c861596f0/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/a9b40ad4-a55d-4510-9bc4-48b24333d9ac Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-30 21:00:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The risk level associated with chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn is high, identified as a generic phishing threat specifically targeting login credentials. The domain is currently active and presents multiple indicators of malicious intent. Analysis reveals several concerning data points: the domain was created on June 19, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 156.239.9.106. It appears on two security blocklists and has been flagged by 16 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. Furthermore, the domain is registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, and it has been identified in one threat intelligence pulse from AlienVault OTX. To mitigate risks associated with this phishing threat, users are advised to refrain from entering any personal information on this domain. Organizations should implement protocols for employee training regarding phishing recognition and encourage the reporting of suspicious URLs. Additionally, IT departments should monitor and block access to known malicious domains using updated security appliances to prevent unauthorized access. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260630-D0D651 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 9b8ad2e40edb1436556d7bfb063547b000fdec1f8dc8d7231a808834a3c7e5c2 ## 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/chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=chat-auth-whatsapp.com.cn 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: 173,368 domains (13,218 alive under monitoring, 159,487 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io