# PhishDestroy threat dossier — faceit-authorize.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-30 16:39:35 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/faceit-authorize.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 64/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.148.217 Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: brady.ns.cloudflare.com, venus.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-10 Expires: 2027-06-10 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: db5f442e303f466f92e26702aa4bdb780362c0b377107e6ae1b5502b4bdaa6ed ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-30 17:03:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-30 15:04:50 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-30 18:30:18 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fb38b-f6a8-7519-a344-c0b0129bf79e/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/247ce943-4055-4d1f-b184-61aa8c91e31b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/faceit-authorize.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.faceit-authorize.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=faceit-authorize.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/faceit-authorize.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/faceit-authorize.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-30 17:03:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] faceit-authorize.com — Phishing Investigation Report faceit-authorize.com was registered on June 10 2026 through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. The domain resolves to the Cloudflare‑hosted IP address 172.67.148.217 and uses the nameservers brady.ns.cloudflare.com and venus.ns.cloudflare.com. VirusTotal reports that 17 of 91 security vendors have flagged the domain, indicating a consensus of malicious classification. The domain is currently listed on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy sinkhole, confirming that threat‑intelligence feeds consider it hostile. The infrastructure is still active as of the report date, and no evidence of takedown or remediation has been observed. The available intelligence does not include a page title, SSL certificate details, or a documented target brand, so the specific content served by the site remains unverified. Consequently, the precise phishing lure (e.g., credential harvesting for a particular service) cannot be confirmed at this time. Nevertheless, the combination of recent registration, Cloudflare hosting, multiple vendor detections, and active blocklist placement aligns with typical patterns observed in high‑risk generic phishing campaigns. Defenders should prioritize blocking DNS resolution for faceit-authorize.com at the network perimeter and adding the associated IP address 172.67.148.217 to deny lists. Email security gateways should be updated to flag URLs containing the domain, and endpoint protection solutions should incorporate the VirusTotal detection signature. Continuous monitoring of the domain’s DNS records and any changes to its hosting configuration is advised, as threat actors often pivot to new IPs or registrars. Organizations should also educate users about unsolicited requests that reference “faceit” or similar terminology, given the domain’s apparent intent to impersonate legitimate services. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260730-82A1BD Favicon MD5: 03565a0af120ae6c652a57f29881950c TLS cert SHA-256: db5f442e303f466f92e26702aa4bdb780362c0b377107e6ae1b5502b4bdaa6ed ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/faceit-authorize.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=faceit-authorize.com 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,946 domains (83,644 alive under monitoring, 110,042 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io