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Domain security and threat intelligence

federalism[.]org

“Supporting Public Understanding of Federalism | CSF”

Threat verdict Critical 76/100 evidence score
Availability Unverified Current reachability is unverified
VirusTotal detections: 3/91
OTX: 2 refs Jun 29, 2026

Stored observation

Observed title contrast

Scanner-facing title401 Authorization Required
Visitor-facing titleSupporting Public Understanding of Federalism | CSF

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL
Evidence score
76/100

The domain federalism.org is currently active and serves a page titled “Supporting Public Understanding of Federalism | CSF”. DNS resolution points to IP 198.12.252.201, hosted by GoDaddy.com, LLC, with authoritative nameservers ns61.domaincontrol.com and ns62.domaincontrol.com. The site presents a valid GoDaddy Secure Certificate Authority – G2 TLS certificate issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc. Email routing is configured via Microsoft 365 protection (federalism-org.mail.protection.outlook.com). HTTP requests receive a 200 OK response. Infrastructure evidence shows the domain has been referenced in two AlienVault OTX threat pulses and is listed on a single security blocklist. PhishDestroy has actively blocked the domain. VirusTotal analysis, performed by 91 scanning engines, returned no detections; the absence of detections does not constitute assurance of benign intent. The current classification is “generic phishing”, though no payload or credential‑capture page has been publicly disclosed. Given the observed infrastructure and blocklist activity, defenders should treat federalism.org as a potential phishing vector. Recommended actions include adding the domain and its hosting IP to outbound and inbound filtering rules, monitoring MX traffic for anomalous use, and continuing periodic scanning with multiple sandbox services. Further investigation is required to determine whether the live page hosts credential‑harvesting forms or redirects to malicious content.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
3 det.
OTX references
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified -77d
Observed status
Unverified HTTP 401
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed

Data Coverage

VirusTotal 3 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX 2 community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture not submitted URLScan verdict verdict unavailable DNS blocks not checked TLS Expired or unverified WHOIS not parsed Screenshot not captured Redirect chain not probed
Network Security Intelligence
SSL Certificate Invalid
SSL certificate is invalid or expired. Issuer: GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
7/9

Blocklist coverage

10 monitored external feeds · stored snapshot Aug 11, 2026

10 monitored external feeds No match

Domain Intelligence

Domain
Server / ASN Apache · AS398101 GoDaddy.com, LLC
IP Reputation IP abuse confidence 0/100 0 reports checked Jul 19, 2026
Registrar GoDaddy US(US)
IP Address 198.12.252.201 US
GeoUS Tempe, US
NetworkAS398101 · GoDaddy.com, LLC
HTTP Status401 Error
Technical detailsDNS, TLS names and timestamps
First DetectedJun 29, 2026
Nameserversns62.domaincontrol.com
MX Records0 federalism-org.mail.protection.outlook.com
TLS fingerprint
TLS observationvalid from Feb 3, 2026scanned Jul 19, 2026
TLS subject alternative nameswww.federalism.org
Favicon Hash
Page Title
Supporting Public Understanding of Federalism | CSF
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified · Issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc.
ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

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.

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VirusTotal Analysis

3 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain
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Last analyzed First positive detection Previous stored snapshot: 0 detections
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