# PhishDestroy threat dossier — encrypt-email.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 06:59:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/encrypt-email.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Lumu, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 50 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 3.254.19.217 (IE, Dublin) Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc. Nameservers: ns-1038.awsdns-01.org, ns-1558.awsdns-02.co.uk, ns-212.awsdns-26.com, ns-895.awsdns-47.net Registered: 2017-08-03 Expires: 2026-08-03 Page title: encrypt-email.org ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Amazon / Amazon RSA 2048 M04 Expires: 2026-10-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e7d8de41aeaa97cc317120919bae4012fa65a359ea273083ca5f6bafb20c5c08 ## 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: 2017-08-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-16 14:20:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 15:16:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-16 18:45:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed05f-4b8b-771f-bba3-cb88c359356e/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/1c666a88-4071-4065-9937-b232c4314d64 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/encrypt-email.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.encrypt-email.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=encrypt-email.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/encrypt-email.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/encrypt-email.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:42:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, encrypt-email.org, is identified as a credential harvesting phishing site targeting users through deceptive email encryption-themed lures. The domain is currently offline, though historical activity and infrastructure analysis confirm its malicious intent. No specific brand impersonation has been confirmed, but the domain’s design and naming convention suggest an attempt to mimic legitimate encrypted communication services to harvest login credentials. Analysis indicates the domain was flagged by 16 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, reflecting broad consensus on its malicious nature. It was registered through Amazon Registrar, Inc. on August 3, 2017, and resolves to the IP address 3.254.19.217, hosted on Amazon infrastructure. The domain appears on two security blocklists and has been referenced in 50 threat intelligence pulses, underscoring its persistent use in phishing campaigns. The SSL certificate is issued by Amazon, which, while not inherently malicious, aligns with the domain’s hosting provider and does not mitigate the phishing risk. The domain’s current offline status does not eliminate the threat, as phishing infrastructure is frequently reactivated or repurposed. Organizations and users are advised to block the domain and its associated IP address at the network perimeter. Security teams should review logs for connections to 3.254.19.217 or the domain itself, particularly in email or web traffic. If credentials were entered on this site, immediate password resets and multi-factor authentication enforcement are recommended. Proactive monitoring for similar domains (e.g., variations of 'encrypt-email') is also advised, as threat actors often reuse naming conventions across campaigns. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-24A821 Favicon MD5: 0f98b704c93538fcb68377c679051b5a TLS cert SHA-256: e7d8de41aeaa97cc317120919bae4012fa65a359ea273083ca5f6bafb20c5c08 ## 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/encrypt-email.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=encrypt-email.org 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: 170,057 domains (12,358 alive under monitoring, 157,076 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io