# PhishDestroy threat dossier — giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 09:49:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 55/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, LevelBlue, PhishFort, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     nola.ns.cloudflare.com, watson.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-17
Expires:         2027-06-17
Page title:      Meritking Giriş - Canlı Casino ve Yüksek Oranlar

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-15
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 85f8ef46a42ddc71fa9e3bab587598a3ab7b8ad5d4b70227b614b1b73308938c
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - merit-king-aktif53.icu

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-22 14:17:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-22 12:19:53 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 10:45:11 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-22 18:17:29 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019eef42-3414-753b-9a46-0820f659a2ec/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/fa029790-47ef-4b53-aa5d-87e1fe0dcf5e
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 22:59:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu, flagged by two VirusTotal vendors, was a phishing threat now taken offline. Despite its short-lived activity, it managed to capture attention with its malicious intent. The domain was registered via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and hosted on an IP managed by Cloudflare, Inc., located in the United States.

PhishDestroy first detected this domain on June 22, 2026, just five days after its creation. The rapid detection and subsequent takedown highlight the effectiveness of monitoring systems in identifying and mitigating threats quickly. The domain's SSL certificate was issued by Google Trust Services, a common choice for phishing sites aiming to appear legitimate.

The domain's presence on a public blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy's, further underscores its threat level. Although now offline, its brief existence serves as a reminder of the constant vigilance required to combat phishing operations. The involvement of a reputable hosting provider and SSL issuer indicates the sophistication often employed by such malicious actors to deceive users.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260622-3155D2
Favicon MD5:       8f82d071d5315df73670bb345499a802
TLS cert SHA-256:      85f8ef46a42ddc71fa9e3bab587598a3ab7b8ad5d4b70227b614b1b73308938c

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=giris.merit-king-aktif53.icu
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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