# PhishDestroy threat dossier — docupdate.talk
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 23:22:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/docupdate.talk/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 61/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      72.251.11.93 (US, Los Angeles)
ASN:             ASAS16276 OVH OVH SAS, FR
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
Page title:      docupdate.talk is registered at Namecheap
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 18:47:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-01 16:55:50 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-04 01:17:12 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f1e92-4927-73bc-956c-20a15d5e32b0/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/docupdate.talk
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.docupdate.talk
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=docupdate.talk
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/docupdate.talk
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/docupdate.talk/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-01 18:56:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain docupdate.talk has been identified as a source of credential phishing activity. This domain is currently active and under investigation for distributing phishing content intended to harvest user login credentials. There is no evidence of brand impersonation at this stage, but the domain's use suggests an attempt to lure victims with fraudulent login prompts.

Technical analysis reveals that docupdate.talk was registered through NameCheap, Inc on June 30, 2026. The domain resolves to IP address 192.64.119.128. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0 out of 95 vendors have flagged this domain for malicious activity, and there are no blocklist entries or negative trust scores associated with it at this time. This lack of detections suggests the campaign is either newly launched or has not yet been widely reported.

Given its active status and the absence of external detections, this domain poses a covert threat. Users are advised to avoid submitting credentials or interacting with any login forms presented on docupdate.talk. Security teams should monitor network traffic for connections to 192.64.119.128 and consider implementing temporary blocks while further investigation proceeds.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260701-8B43A2

## 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.talk/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=docupdate.talk
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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