# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cliff.spahotel.guru ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-20 10:12:12 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cliff.spahotel.guru/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, OpenPhish, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 52.29.26.157 Registrar: REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND Nameservers: NS_NOT_FOUND Registered: 2026-05-20 Page title: The Cliff Hotel HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6673fc5704a8083a941f5941be5b22294274992e098ffe43e01c35663f810601 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - spahotel.guru ## 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: 2026-05-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-20 10:16:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-20 13:00:08 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e443d-0ce7-7119-95a8-f9b3e8007854/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/cliff.spahotel.guru crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cliff.spahotel.guru Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cliff.spahotel.guru AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cliff.spahotel.guru URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cliff.spahotel.guru/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-20 10:16:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies cliff.spahotel.guru as an active fake hotel booking phishing domain currently categorized with elevated risk. The campaign is designed to impersonate a legitimate hotel reservation portal, luring victims into entering payment card information under the guise of securing a discounted or urgent booking. This domain is not associated with any real hospitality brand; it is a spoofed front operated by threat actors to harvest financial credentials and personally identifiable information. Users who encounter this domain should treat it as hostile and avoid any interaction. This domain was flagged by 15 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, resides on the IP 52.29.26.157, and shows a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. It has been detected on 2 public phishing blocklists (OpenPhish and PhishingArmy). VirusTotal indicates a detection rate of 15.8%, signaling moderate but concerning prevalence. The domain uses a Let’s Encrypt certificate, likely to avoid browser warnings and increase trust. The current status remains active with no evidence of takedown as of the latest intelligence cycle. The elevated risk posed by cliff.spahotel.guru stems from its dual use of social engineering—leveraging the trusted appearance of a hotel booking site—and technical deception through SSL encryption and blocklist evasion. Threat actors are likely distributing this domain via phishing emails, fake ads, or compromised websites, targeting travelers seeking last-minute deals. Users are advised to verify URLs manually, avoid clicking unsolicited links, and use virtual cards or payment protection services for online bookings. Organizations should block this domain and IP at the network perimeter and update email filtering rules to quarantine messages referencing cliff.spahotel.guru. Regular domain and IP reputation monitoring is recommended to detect similar campaigns early. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: f64ad864d87e446dc9f89caf5522936c TLS cert SHA-256: 6673fc5704a8083a941f5941be5b22294274992e098ffe43e01c35663f810601 ## 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/cliff.spahotel.guru/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cliff.spahotel.guru 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: 151,942 domains (43,234 alive under monitoring, 108,428 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io