# PhishDestroy threat dossier — crystallnationbgh.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-26 07:00:43 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/crystallnationbgh.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation (foundation) Targeted brand: foundation (and: google) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, Trustwave Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.12.80.250 (US, Buffalo) ASN: ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US Hosting org: AS36352 HostPapa Registrar: Dynadot LLC Nameservers: dns1.safedatazhost.org, dns2.safedatazhost.org, ns1.avaltcloud.com, ns2.avaltcloud.com Registered: 2025-11-13 Expires: 2026-11-13 Page title: Crystal National Bank of Ghana (CNB-GH) - Banking and Finance ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-04-15 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: bb3e0784fea0f85850565db21250e8d5e9706efeadeb35de126e1239dd1fd9d7 ## 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: 2025-11-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-11-18 00:31:19 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-26 09:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-02-16 18:06:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019bf99b-d841-7698-829d-7771c6ca94c1/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/crystallnationbgh.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.crystallnationbgh.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=crystallnationbgh.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/crystallnationbgh.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/crystallnationbgh.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:46:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies crystallnationbgh.com as a high-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the Foundation brand. The domain purports to represent "Crystal National Bank of Ghana (CNB-GH)" but is a fraudulent site designed to deceive users into divulging sensitive banking and financial information. This campaign poses a significant risk due to its attempts to exploit trust in the Foundation brand. The domain was registered through Dynadot LLC on November 13, 2025, and resolved to IP address 198.12.80.250. It appeared on at least one security blocklist and received very low trust scores — 0/100 from Gridinsoft and 1/100 from Scamadviser. VirusTotal analysis flagged it with 12 out of 95 security vendors identifying malicious activity or phishing behavior. The domain’s page title was found to mimic a reputable financial institution, further aiding its deception. Currently, crystallnationbgh.com has been taken offline, mitigating immediate risk. Users are advised to remain vigilant, avoid interacting with suspicious links referencing this domain, and never provide personal or financial data on unverified websites. Organizations should monitor for potential brand abuse and inform customers about this impersonation attempt to prevent credential theft or fraud. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 12/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 3aa929e1bdc45e780c00dfd428668633cda028df8d7ce63267b3ceba012736a8 TLS cert SHA-256: bb3e0784fea0f85850565db21250e8d5e9706efeadeb35de126e1239dd1fd9d7 ## 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/crystallnationbgh.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=crystallnationbgh.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 153,839 domains (38,093 alive under monitoring, 114,013 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io