# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gov-dwpqta.top ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-16 01:28:10 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gov-dwpqta.top/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Registrar: 阿里云计算有限公司 Registered: 2025-09-25 Expires: 2026-09-25 HTTP response: 502 ## 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: 2025-09-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 22:30:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-16 00:20:45 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-13 09:50:39 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 22:06:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, gov-dwpqta.top, is flagged as an elevated-risk phishing infrastructure specifically designed to harvest login credentials through fake UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit portals. Analysis indicates the threat type is a government impersonation phishing site, targeting claimants with fraudulent benefit login pages to steal personally identifiable information (PII) and account access. The campaign appears tailored to exploit users seeking legitimate welfare services, with potential secondary objectives including identity theft or financial fraud. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on September 25, 2025, through 阿里云计算有限公司 (Alibaba Cloud Computing Co., Ltd.), a registrar frequently abused for phishing operations. Security vendor detections on VirusTotal show 14 out of 95 engines flagging the domain as malicious, while AlienVault OTX records its presence in four distinct threat intelligence pulses. The domain appears on at least one security blocklist and was actively blocked by enterprise phishing detection systems prior to being taken offline. No associated IP addresses or hosting providers were identified in the available data, suggesting possible use of bulletproof hosting or rapid infrastructure rotation to evade takedowns. Organizations and individuals should implement the following mitigation measures specific to credential-harvesting phishing threats. First, deploy email and web filtering rules to block domains registered through high-risk registrars, particularly those created within the last 30 days. Second, implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all government service portals to neutralize stolen credentials. Third, conduct user awareness training focusing on government impersonation tactics, including verification of official domain structures (e.g., *.gov.uk) and SSL certificate validation. Security teams should monitor for unauthorized access attempts from known phishing IPs and review logs for interactions with the domain during its active period (September 25–offline date). ## 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/gov-dwpqta.top/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gov-dwpqta.top 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: 179,239 domains (50,762 alive under monitoring, 128,477 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io