# PhishDestroy threat dossier — eng-started.ghost.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 18:50:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/eng-started.ghost.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 151.101.3.7 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS54113 FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US Hosting org: AS54113 Fastly, Inc. Registrar: Ghost Nameservers: ["ghost.map.fastly.net"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Site unavailable HTTP response: 402 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-05-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 015fe124633494e0f12ca559184431eeb45d2255ce555210b9828d080fa2d649 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - ghost.io ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:23:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 23:23:11 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 20:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-14 08:56:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019cd2cd-5c9e-77bf-8262-4a588e7e30ae/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/eng-started.ghost.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.eng-started.ghost.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=eng-started.ghost.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/eng-started.ghost.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/eng-started.ghost.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 17:56:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain eng-started.ghost.io has been identified as a generic phishing threat and is currently offline. This domain was registered through Ghost and appeared on one security blocklist. No specific brand was impersonated in this campaign. Technical indicators show that the domain was created on February 21, 2026, and resolves to IP address 151.101.3.7. It is flagged by 2 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating a moderate level of suspicion. The SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt (R12), and the page title displayed was "Site unavailable." Despite the domain being offline, its presence on a blocklist and the low but notable VirusTotal detection rate suggest it was used for malicious purposes. Given the elevated risk level, users should avoid any interaction with eng-started.ghost.io. If you have visited this domain, monitor your accounts for unusual activity and change passwords as a precaution. PhishDestroy recommends blocking this domain and reporting any related emails to your security team. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 015fe124633494e0f12ca559184431eeb45d2255ce555210b9828d080fa2d649 ## 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/eng-started.ghost.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=eng-started.ghost.io 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: 173,562 domains (13,365 alive under monitoring, 159,491 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io