# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gov.uk-dwplic.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-24 09:58:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gov.uk-dwplic.icu/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-12 22:30:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-24 08:20:32 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 08:56:59 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 13:05:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

gov.uk-dwplic.icu: Credential Theft Site Impersonating UK

This domain, gov.uk-dwplic.icu, is currently active and specializes in credential theft through brand impersonation of official UK government services. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate .gov.uk portals to harvest login credentials, payment details, and personally identifiable information from unsuspecting users. The infrastructure is designed to exploit trust in government domains, making it particularly effective against individuals seeking public services or official documentation.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through an offshore registrar, and is hosted on a shared IP address with a history of malicious activity. As of the latest assessment, 11 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flag this domain as malicious, with detection labels including credential phishing and brand impersonation. The domain appears on two independent security blocklists, and passive DNS records show rapid domain aging techniques to evade reputation-based filters. Current WHOIS data is partially redacted, but historical records indicate connections to other phishing campaigns targeting European government entities.  The domain remains operational and continues to resolve to an active web server presenting a cloned UK government portal. Users are advised to treat any interaction with gov.uk-dwplic.icu as malicious and immediately report it to their organization's security team. Network administrators should implement DNS-level blocking for this domain and monitor for related indicators of compromise, including unusual outbound connections to the hosting IP. Individuals who may have entered credentials on this site should assume their accounts are compromised and initiate password resets across all services using the same credentials. Multi-factor authentication should be enforced wherever possible to mitigate the impact of stolen credentials.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gov.uk-dwplic.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gov.uk-dwplic.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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