# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gov.uk-dwplz.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-17 03:58:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gov.uk-dwplz.icu/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 58/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12
HTTP response:   502

## 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 22:30:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 06:38:23 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-17 04:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-16 00:21:23 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 14:59:49 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.uk-dwplz.icu, is a confirmed phishing infrastructure designed to impersonate official UK government portals. Analysis indicates the site likely hosted fraudulent login pages mimicking legitimate services such as tax filing, benefits claims, or official correspondence platforms. The objective appears to be credential harvesting, where victims unknowingly submit sensitive authentication details to attacker-controlled servers. The domain may have also distributed malware under the guise of official documents or software updates, further compromising user systems.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was created on June 12, 2026, and has been flagged by 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection coverage. It appears on at least one security blocklist and was actively blocked by enterprise-grade filtering systems prior to being taken offline. The domain's registration details show no affiliation with legitimate government entities, and its naming convention (gov.uk-dwplz) attempts to exploit trust in the official gov.uk namespace while embedding random characters to evade basic detection.  Users who visited gov.uk-dwplz.icu or entered credentials on any page hosted under this domain should immediately reset passwords for all government-related accounts, particularly those tied to HMRC, DVLA, or NHS services. Enable multi-factor authentication where available and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. If financial or personally identifiable information was submitted, report the incident to the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) via their official reporting portal. System scans using updated antivirus definitions are recommended to detect potential malware infections resulting from the visit.

## 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-dwplz.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gov.uk-dwplz.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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