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gov[.]uk-dwpuak[.]icu

“Winter Fuel Payment 2025 - GOV.UK: Authorized”

Threat verdict Critical 92/100 evidence score
Availability Content unavailable Content was unavailable in the latest observation
VirusTotal detections: 14/91 Spamhaus DBL: DBL_PHISH Brand impersonation: Govuk
Jun 12, 2026 Govuk
Evidence Summary
CRITICAL
Ref
944D9CED
Score
92/100

Analysis of the domain gov.uk-dwpuak.icu indicates an elevated‑risk, active generic phishing operation. The domain was registered on June 12, 2026 through the registrar Aceville Pte. Ltd. and resolves to the IPv4 address 43.130.72.207. It appears on a single security blocklist and is explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy feed, confirming that threat‑intelligence sources have identified malicious activity associated with this host. VirusTotal reports that 14 of 91 scanned security vendors flag the domain as malicious, providing independent corroboration of its threat status.

No additional infrastructure details such as ASN, hosting provider, SSL certificate characteristics, or HTTP response codes are presently available in the intelligence set, leaving those aspects unverified. Likewise, the page title, content, and any brand‑specific impersonation have not been disclosed, so the exact lure employed by the site cannot be described beyond the generic phishing classification. Defenders should prioritize immediate blocking of the domain at network perimeter and endpoint filters, and incorporate the observed IP address 43.130.72.207 into black‑list rules.

Continuous monitoring of the host for changes in DNS resolution, new blocklist appearances, or additional vendor detections is advised. Organizations that rely on email or web gateways should ensure that phishing‑specific detection signatures are up‑to‑date, and that any user‑reporting mechanisms are tuned to capture attempts that reference the gov.uk‑dwpuak.icu URL. Given the recent creation date and the presence of multiple vendor detections, the domain should be treated as a high‑confidence indicator of phishing activity until further forensic evidence either confirms or refutes its malicious purpose.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
14 det.
URLScan
URLScan
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified
Age
2 mo New
Observed status
Content unavailable 502
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed
Data coverage VirusTotal 14 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX no community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict malicious DNS blocks not checked TLS Expired or unverified WHOIS 2 mo old Screenshot external capture Redirect chain not probed
Network Security Intelligence
SSL Certificate Invalid
SSL certificate is invalid or expired. Issuer:

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
13/14

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

Page Title
Winter Fuel Payment 2025 - GOV.UK: Authorized
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified · Issued by R12

Domain Intelligence

Domain
URLScan Verdict Malicious score 100 Phishing brand: Govuk report ↗
Server / ASN nginx · AS132203 Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue
IP Reputation abuse score 0/100 0 reports checked Jul 29, 2026
Registrar (base domain) Aceville
IP Address 43.130.72.207 US
GeoUS Ashburn, US
NetworkAS132203 · Tencent Cloud Computing
Registration (base domain)uk-dwpuak.icu · Created Jun 12, 2026 (66d · New)
HTTP Status502 Error
Time to First Unavailability 54 days
What we count Elapsed time from the first stored abuse report to the first observation that the content was unavailable. This does not establish the cause.
What each report contains Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps
First DetectedJun 12, 2026
IoC Extractionscanned Aug 1, 20260 wallet · 0 Telegram IoCs
Submitted URLhttp://gov.uk-dwpuak.icu/
SHORTDOT ZONE · PUBLIC EVIDENCE .icu

ShortDot zone evidence

The linked repository preserves daily zone observations across seven ShortDot-operated TLDs, including registration volume and abuse-related indicators. This registry context is supporting background and is not an independent detection for the domain in this report.

ShortDot SA · Luxembourg 7 zones · full-zone evidence updated daily Open the ShortDot evidence repository
ICANN OVERSIGHT Registration: uk-dwpuak.icu

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For the registrable domain uk-dwpuak.icu behind this subdomain, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

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