# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dmca-strike.works ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-25 18:32:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-strike.works/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Registrar: NameCheap, Inc. Registered: 2026-01-28 Expires: 2027-01-28 HTTP response: 530 ## 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: 2026-01-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-01 23:30:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-25 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-08 14:45:30 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 11:27:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain operates as a fraudulent copyright enforcement portal, designed to deceive users into believing their content has violated digital rights policies. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate DMCA takedown notices, presenting fake legal threats to coerce visitors into entering login credentials, payment details, or other sensitive information. The phishing scheme targets content creators, website owners, and small businesses, exploiting their fear of legal consequences to harvest data for financial fraud or account takeover. Infrastructure analysis reveals concrete indicators of malicious intent. The domain was registered on January 28, 2026, through NameCheap, Inc., a registrar frequently exploited for phishing operations. As of the latest assessment, 15 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged dmca-strike.works as malicious, with detections including phishing, credential theft, and fraudulent activity. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is actively blocked by enterprise phishing filters, confirming its ongoing threat status. The creation date suggests the infrastructure was established specifically for this campaign, rather than repurposed from a compromised legitimate site. If you or your organization have interacted with dmca-strike.works, immediate remediation is required. First, disconnect any device used to access the site from networks to prevent potential malware execution. Reset all credentials entered on the site, prioritizing email, financial, and administrative accounts, using strong, unique passwords and multi-factor authentication. Monitor linked accounts for unauthorized activity, including login attempts, password changes, or financial transactions. Report the incident to your internal security team or a qualified incident response provider, and preserve logs or screenshots of the interaction for forensic analysis. Users should also submit the domain to additional threat intelligence platforms to improve detection for others. ## 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-strike.works/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dmca-strike.works 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: 170,014 domains (14,703 alive under monitoring, 154,619 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io