# PhishDestroy threat dossier — docupdate.foundation
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 07:40:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/docupdate.foundation/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      192.64.119.168 (US, Los Angeles)
Hosting org:     AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-06-30
Expires:         2027-06-30
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-06-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-01 18:41:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-01 16:44:15 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 08:20:35 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f1e8c-9035-74d9-a4f1-aa355581d208/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/docupdate.foundation
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.docupdate.foundation
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=docupdate.foundation
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/docupdate.foundation
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/docupdate.foundation/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-01 19:15:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, docupdate.foundation, is actively engaged in credential phishing targeting enterprise users through a fake Microsoft login portal. The site mimics official Microsoft authentication pages to harvest corporate credentials, with a focus on Outlook and Office 365 logins. As of the latest analysis, the domain remains operational and has not yet been widely detected by security vendors.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 30, 2026, through NAMECHEAP INC, a registrar frequently associated with malicious domains. It resolves to the IP address 192.64.119.168, which has no prior history of hosting legitimate services. VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 security vendors, indicating low initial visibility. AlienVault OTX lists the domain in one threat intelligence pulse, suggesting early-stage detection by at least one security community. The domain's creation date is unusually recent, and its lack of prior legitimate use further supports its classification as malicious infrastructure.  The current risk level remains under investigation, but the domain's active status and targeted phishing tactics warrant immediate mitigation. Organizations are advised to block the domain and its resolving IP at the network perimeter. Endpoint protection should be updated to flag any connections to docupdate.foundation or 192.64.119.168. Users who may have interacted with the site should reset their credentials via official Microsoft portals and enable multi-factor authentication. Security teams should monitor for any lateral movement or unauthorized access originating from credentials potentially compromised through this phishing campaign.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260701-F3BA64

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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 (operator 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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/docupdate.foundation/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=docupdate.foundation
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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