# PhishDestroy threat dossier — china.cyberfish.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 04:20:25 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/china.cyberfish.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 52.204.246.179 (US, Ashburn) ASN: ASAS14618 AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US Hosting org: AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: MarkMonitor, Inc. Nameservers: ns-1437.awsdns-51.org, ns-1565.awsdns-03.co.uk, ns-299.awsdns-37.com, ns-892.awsdns-47.net Registered: 2017-11-12 Expires: 2027-11-12 HTTP response: 404 ## 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: 2017-11-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-25 02:16:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 04:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-25 03:05:47 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019efc21-0018-7458-a984-0ad27e7d114f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/china.cyberfish.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.china.cyberfish.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=china.cyberfish.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/china.cyberfish.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/china.cyberfish.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-07 21:44:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Analysis indicates that china.cyberfish.io is a credential harvesting domain actively engaged in phishing operations. This domain is designed to mimic legitimate login portals to deceive users into submitting sensitive credentials such as usernames, passwords, or financial information. The infrastructure supports social engineering attacks that exploit user trust in seemingly official domains, often leveraging urgency or fear-based tactics to prompt immediate action. Evidence shows that this domain has been operational since November 12, 2017, and currently resolves to the IP address 52.204.246.179. Security vendor analysis confirms malicious intent, with 15 out of 95 detection engines identifying the domain as harmful. The domain was registered through MarkMonitor, Inc., a registrar frequently observed in phishing campaigns due to its permissive registration policies and bulk processing capabilities. Infrastructure analysis reveals that this domain is part of a larger phishing campaign targeting users with spoofed login pages. The long operational history since 2017 suggests sustained malicious activity, with the domain likely repurposed across multiple phishing lures. The IP address 52.204.246.179 has been associated with hosting multiple phishing domains, indicating a shared infrastructure often used by threat actors to reduce operational costs. The low detection rate on VirusTotal (15/95) underscores the evasiveness of this domain, as many security tools may not yet have updated their signatures to recognize its malicious nature. The use of MarkMonitor as the registrar further complicates takedown efforts, as bulk registrations and privacy protections can delay or prevent remediation. Users who have visited china.cyberfish.io should immediately cease any interaction with the site and avoid submitting credentials or personal information. If credentials were entered, users must change passwords on all accounts where the same credentials were reused, prioritizing email and financial accounts. It is recommended to scan local devices for malware, as some phishing domains may deliver payloads to harvest additional data. Users should also report the domain to their email provider or security team to aid in blocking efforts. Network administrators can block the domain and associated IP address (52.204.246.179) at the perimeter to prevent further access. Proactive monitoring for unusual login attempts or unauthorized transactions is advised following potential exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 6b0c3a937095705c09335887d2269e9d ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/china.cyberfish.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=china.cyberfish.io 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,009 domains (49,743 alive under monitoring, 128,266 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io