# PhishDestroy threat dossier — classifieds.creditunion-authority.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 19:21:45 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/classifieds.creditunion-authority.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      52.204.246.179 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Registrar:       MarkMonitor, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns-1427.awsdns-50.org, ns-1594.awsdns-07.co.uk, ns-372.awsdns-46.com, ns-858.awsdns-43.net
Registered:      2008-01-30
Expires:         2027-01-30
Page title:      404 - Quick Tip | Cofense
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-08-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ae114d3d577fd6698fa600ea880d80916ea250a03447fb98c28025d57fc16c5e
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - creditunion-authority.com

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2008-01-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-13 14:24:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-13 12:26:42 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 16:20:32 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-21 03:52:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f5b74-5ff3-717f-acbd-37990446a89f/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/fcc07d59-aef7-4d6f-9e08-95fd23bafaf1
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/classifieds.creditunion-authority.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.classifieds.creditunion-authority.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=classifieds.creditunion-authority.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/classifieds.creditunion-authority.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/classifieds.creditunion-authority.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-13 14:40:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

classifiers.creditunion-authority.com Generic Phishing Alert

Analysis indicates that classifiers.creditunion-authority.com is an active domain linked to a generic phishing campaign. The domain resolves to the IPv4 address 52.204.246.179 and is hosted on infrastructure identified by AWS Route 53 name servers (ns-1427.awsdns-50.org, ns-1594.awsdns-07.co.uk, ns-372.awsdns-46.com, ns-858.awsdns). Registration was performed through MarkMonitor, Inc., with creation date 30 January 2008, suggesting the registration details are not recent. No public web content, page title, or brand target has been disclosed, so the specific victim lure remains unknown. The combination of a long‑standing registration, use of reputable DNS providers, and the presence of an active IP address is consistent with infrastructure frequently abused for phishing. Defenders should consider adding the domain and its resolving IP to block lists, monitor DNS queries for the listed name servers, and enforce email filtering rules that flag messages containing the domain. Ongoing investigation should aim to obtain the landing page content, any associated email templates, and possible command‑and‑control indicators to refine detection and response.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - WHOIS creation date: 2008-01-30

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260713-090B77
TLS cert SHA-256:      ae114d3d577fd6698fa600ea880d80916ea250a03447fb98c28025d57fc16c5e

## 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/classifieds.creditunion-authority.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=classifieds.creditunion-authority.com
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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