# PhishDestroy threat dossier — circlefour.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-02 11:07:51 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/circlefour.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Google ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 11/94 security vendors flagged this domain Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 139.177.187.160 (SG, Singapore) ASN: AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud Hosting org: Linode Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com Registered: 2026-04-24 Page title: Circle Four HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-24 16:43:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-24 13:44:30 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-02 13:40:09 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dbfb9-914e-73ad-a1da-e1a7f70d4156/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/58de00f5-93df-457d-8372-d5f4f98881a7 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/circlefour.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.circlefour.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=circlefour.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/circlefour.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/circlefour.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-24 16:44:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] circlefour.org has been identified as a high-risk domain engaging in a social engineering scam, a specific type of phishing that manipulates users into divulging sensitive information. This threat level is considered severe due to its active status and tactics designed to deceive visitors. This domain was created recently on April 24, 2026, and is registered through NAMECHEAP INC. Despite no detections on VirusTotal with a 0/95 scan record, Google Safe Browsing has flagged it for social engineering, signaling potential fraud attempts. The domain resolves to IP 139.177.187.160 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which can give a false sense of security. The page title detected is Circle Four, which might be used to mimic legitimate entities and increase credibility. To mitigate risks from social engineering scams like this, users should avoid interacting with the site or providing any personal information. Organizations should update security filters to block circlefour.org and educate users about this specific threat vector. Employing advanced anti-phishing tools and verifying site legitimacy through trusted sources before engagement is crucial to prevent data compromise. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 11/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260424-551E17 Favicon MD5: 13c31d2980a11597cf6b9d059ad19a72 ## 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/circlefour.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=circlefour.org 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io