# PhishDestroy threat dossier — finance99-aut28.sbs ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 11:04:01 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/finance99-aut28.sbs/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ESET, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: earl.ns.cloudflare.com, jule.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-26 Expires: 2027-06-26 Page title: 404 Not Found ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b8e8b3a6f34d446768784fa6a1e8683220853ff28856850cf95229cb0559328d ## 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: 2026-06-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 11:58:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-28 09:59:55 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 12:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-28 18:18:02 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0da8-8e26-725c-ad10-7e921425aeae/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/7f98b110-b4b6-47f4-a96a-2829359e6a8d Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/finance99-aut28.sbs crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.finance99-aut28.sbs Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=finance99-aut28.sbs AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/finance99-aut28.sbs URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/finance99-aut28.sbs/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 12:00:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as an active credential theft operation targeting users of financial services. Analysis indicates a high likelihood of brand impersonation, where attackers mimic legitimate banking or payment platforms to harvest login credentials, payment details, or personal identification information. The infrastructure remains under investigation due to its recent deployment and lack of prior detection, but the technical indicators suggest a deliberate attempt to evade security measures. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following data points: the domain finance99-aut28.sbs was registered on June 26, 2026, through NAMECHEAP INC, a registrar frequently associated with newly deployed phishing campaigns. It currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3, which has not been widely flagged in threat intelligence feeds. VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 security vendors, indicating the domain has not yet been classified as malicious by most engines. No entries were found on major blocklists or reputation services at the time of assessment, and trust scores remain neutral due to the absence of historical data. The combination of a recently registered domain, a low-detection profile, and an active resolution suggests the infrastructure is in its early operational phase, likely targeting unsuspecting users before security controls can adapt. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type focus on credential theft prevention and brand impersonation awareness. Organizations should proactively monitor for domain registrations that include financial service keywords or variations of trusted brand names, particularly those using uncommon TLDs such as .sbs. Network-level protections should block or flag traffic to 188.114.97.3 and domains registered through NAMECHEAP INC within the last 30 days, as these are common indicators of emerging phishing campaigns. End users should be trained to verify the legitimacy of financial service communications by checking domain names for subtle misspellings, examining SSL certificates for mismatches, and avoiding direct links from emails or messages. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) should be enforced for all financial accounts to mitigate the impact of credential compromise. Security teams are advised to submit the domain to threat intelligence platforms for broader detection and to monitor for additional infrastructure tied to the same IP or registrar. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260628-773F6A Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: b8e8b3a6f34d446768784fa6a1e8683220853ff28856850cf95229cb0559328d ## 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/finance99-aut28.sbs/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=finance99-aut28.sbs 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: 173,410 domains (13,243 alive under monitoring, 159,491 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io