# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dmca-check.ink ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 11:27:41 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-check.ink/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 10/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Netcraft, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ignat.ns.cloudflare.com, maleah.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2027-06-16 Page title: Just a moment… ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e377ee0fe4fdac77bc7e83ec2b0f6775667c6b50c84622d622d2acb3d641ecc9 ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 15:43:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-30 12:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:18:17 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e76-377c-777f-8802-4e5da6c16cd7/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/dmca-check.ink crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dmca-check.ink Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dmca-check.ink AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dmca-check.ink URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dmca-check.ink/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 15:45:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain dmca-check.ink is identified as a high-risk phishing site specializing in fraudulent DMCA verification scams. Analysis indicates it is actively impersonating legitimate copyright enforcement services to deceive users into submitting sensitive information or executing malicious actions. The domain currently remains operational and poses a direct threat to individuals and organizations handling digital content disputes. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 16, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and is flagged by 10 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, including multiple phishing and malicious site classifications. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which while legitimate, is frequently exploited by threat actors to lend credibility to fraudulent domains. No legitimate DMCA verification services are associated with this infrastructure, and the page title 'Just a moment...' suggests the use of evasion techniques to delay detection or analysis. Current status confirms the domain remains active and continues to host phishing content. Organizations and individuals are advised to block traffic to and from 188.114.97.3 and dmca-check.ink at the network perimeter. Security teams should update endpoint protection rules to include this domain and IP in threat intelligence feeds. Users encountering this domain should avoid interaction, report it to their security operations center, and verify any DMCA-related communications through official channels only. Proactive monitoring for similar domains using the same registrar or IP range is recommended to mitigate further exposure. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 10/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: e377ee0fe4fdac77bc7e83ec2b0f6775667c6b50c84622d622d2acb3d641ecc9 ## 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/dmca-check.ink/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dmca-check.ink 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: 172,677 domains (12,746 alive under monitoring, 159,341 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io