PhishDestroy has identified sunset-grille.com as an elevated-risk threat due to its active brand impersonation of Apple. The domain is specifically designed to deceive users into believing they are interacting with an official Apple service, potentially harvesting login credentials or personal information. This type of phishing attack is particularly dangerous because it exploits trust in a well-known brand.
Technical analysis reveals several red flags: VirusTotal shows 1 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, indicating limited but confirmed detection. The domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC on February 28, 2026, which is very recent and typical for phishing sites. It resolves to IP 172.67.189.130 and uses an SSL certificate from Google Trust Services (WE1), which can give a false sense of security. Despite the SSL certificate, the domain appears on 1 security blocklist, further confirming its malicious intent. The page title, "Sunset Grille - Welcome," is generic and unrelated to Apple, a common tactic to evade initial scrutiny.
Users who encounter sunset-grille.com should immediately close the page and avoid entering any information. To mitigate the risk of Apple brand impersonation, always verify the URL before logging in—legitimate Apple domains use apple.com or official subdomains. Enable two-factor authentication on your Apple ID and report the phishing site to Apple's security team. If you have already entered credentials, change your Apple ID password immediately and monitor your account for suspicious activity. PhishDestroy recommends using a reputable security solution that blocks known phishing domains and staying vigilant against unsolicited login prompts.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking and traffic-distribution check
Not observedNo cloaking was observed in the stored scan
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
Stored cloaking flag
Not observed
Cloaking score
0/6
Last cloaking scan
Scanner note:unavailable: raw=connection_error; http=0; via=http_proxy; error=SOCKSHTTPConnectionPool(host='duplicate-disabled-163709.invalid', port=80): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by
Live TDS fingerprint check
Seven Keitaro fingerprints plus a crawler-versus-browser comparison, run from the PhishDestroy scanner when this panel is open.
RegistrationCreated Feb 28, 2026 (225d)—Expires Nov 12, 2026
Time to First Unavailability41 days
What we count
Elapsed time from the first stored abuse report to the first observation that the content was unavailable. This does not establish the cause.
What each report contains
Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedFeb 28, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Mar 24, 2026score 71/1003 brand signals
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Accountability draft
Nothing is sent automatically.
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
172.67.189.130
Network ASN
AS13335
Organization
Cloudflare, Inc.
Observed location
San Francisco, US
Server header
cloudflare
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Nameservers 1
gabriella.ns.cloudflare.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
WE1
Valid from
2026-02-03 12:37:14
Valid until
2026-05-04 13:34:38
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Stored certificate expired
Collection time
2026-03-15 05:39:21 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprintbf5aa5bf8a5907da418d4d137b9b61c04cabcbfd9856aa1b8556dc6b7d3520c5Certificate names · 1 SANs
sunset-grille.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Latest HTTP observationUnknownProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-11 01:30:51 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-23 02:11:01 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Technologies · 4 identified
Facebook Pixel
Conversion-tracking pixel by Meta — logs page views and custom events to Facebook/Instagram ad accounts.
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of duplicate-disabled-163709.invalid· checked Mar 2, 2026
49
Poor
Performance
FCP
6.67s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
9.54s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0.032
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
345ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
9.24s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good50-89 Needs Work0-49 Poor
Forensic History & Detection Timeline
ThreatLifecycleTelemetry
This timeline displays historical security and status checkpoints observed by the PhishDestroy automated monitoring network. It records domain lifecycle updates, scanner changes, and threat telemetry over time.
Domain Status Transition2026-09-25 01:31:09 UTC
Domain state transitioned from alive to dead.
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Monitoring
12 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
duplicate-disabled-163709.invalid detected and queued for full analysis
A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.
The latest stored checks indicate that the reported content is unavailable; this does not establish who or what caused the change.
Sep 25, 2026
Time to First Unavailability
993 hours elapsed from detection to the first unavailable observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedContent unavailable
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches1
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
(US)
