# PhishDestroy threat dossier — darknetnews.co ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 11:42:54 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/darknetnews.co/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.15.157 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Tucows Domains Inc. Registered: 2026-06-08 Page title: Darknet Market News, Links, and Guides - DNN ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-08-12 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: f15be8106c281eefea3a5ebbe2349f43c7108558a148db25a081fc3a340ebffe ## 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: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-09 00:54:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-08 18:18:10 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 13:16:49 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-17 18:21:24 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ea872-1771-72fd-908f-5b6f046a28e6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/95526660-c525-42c2-a127-4f83763b9c32 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/darknetnews.co crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.darknetnews.co Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=darknetnews.co AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/darknetnews.co URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/darknetnews.co/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 01:03:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, darknetnews.co, poses a specific threat of credential theft. Analysis indicates that the domain is designed to trick users into revealing sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and other personal details. The site has been taken offline, but prior to its shutdown, it was actively used to collect user credentials, which could be exploited for unauthorized access or sold on the dark web. Infrastructure analysis reveals that darknetnews.co was registered through Tucows Domains Inc. and resolved to the IP address 104.21.15.157. The domain was flagged by 6 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a moderate level of suspicion among security professionals. Additionally, the domain appears on one security blocklist and has been included in 4 threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX. The SSL certificate was issued by Google Trust Services, which might have given users a false sense of security. The site also utilized Cloudflare services, including Cloudflare Browser Insights and HTTP/3, which could have been used to enhance the credibility and performance of the phishing site. If users have visited darknetnews.co, they should immediately change their passwords for any accounts they might have entered credentials into on the site. It is recommended to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for all important accounts to add an additional layer of security. Users should also monitor their financial and personal accounts for any unusual activity. In case of any suspicious transactions, users should contact their financial institutions and consider reporting the incident to local authorities or a cybersecurity professional. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260608-D18A42 Favicon MD5: 245501da722e8f967487a59f3eac0197 TLS cert SHA-256: f15be8106c281eefea3a5ebbe2349f43c7108558a148db25a081fc3a340ebffe ## 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/darknetnews.co/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=darknetnews.co 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: 170,827 domains (12,696 alive under monitoring, 157,726 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io