# PhishDestroy threat dossier — fifaworldcup2026vancouverhotels.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 08:38:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fifaworldcup2026vancouverhotels.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ArcSight Threat Intelligence, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ["ns69.domaincontrol.com", "ns70.domaincontrol.com"] Registered: 2026-06-12 Expires: 2027-05-19 ## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 22:30:22 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 06:37:34 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-17 00:35:21 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 22:46:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, fifaworldcup2026vancouverhotels.com, has been identified as a phishing site engaged in brand impersonation targeting the FIFA World Cup 2026 event. Analysis confirms the domain was designed to deceive users by mimicking official FIFA-affiliated hotel booking services for the Vancouver region. The site is currently offline, but prior activity indicates a clear intent to harvest personal and financial information under false pretenses. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through GoDaddy.com, LLC, a widely used registrar. Security vendor assessments on VirusTotal show that 7 out of 95 engines flagged the domain as malicious, signaling a consensus among multiple detection systems. The domain appears on four distinct threat intelligence pulses in AlienVault OTX and is listed on one security blocklist. Technical indicators include the use of an SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy.com and backend technologies such as Nginx and OpenResty, which are commonly employed in both legitimate and malicious web infrastructures. The domain’s creation date aligns closely with the timeline of FIFA World Cup 2026 preparations, suggesting a premeditated attempt to exploit heightened public interest. Given the domain’s current offline status, immediate risk to users is mitigated; however, the infrastructure may be reactivated or repurposed for similar campaigns. Organizations and individuals are advised to block the domain at the network level and monitor for any resurgence. Users who may have interacted with the site should verify their accounts for unauthorized activity and report any suspicious transactions. Security teams should correlate this domain with other FIFA-themed phishing indicators to identify broader campaign patterns. Proactive measures, including domain monitoring and user education on brand impersonation tactics, are recommended to prevent future exposure. ## 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/fifaworldcup2026vancouverhotels.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=fifaworldcup2026vancouverhotels.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,806 domains (12,465 alive under monitoring, 157,937 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io