# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gov.uk-dwpuan.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-31 02:52:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gov.uk-dwpuan.icu/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 63/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      43.130.72.207 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS132203 Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue
Hosting org:     Tencent Cloud Computing
Registrar:       Aceville Pte. Ltd.
Registered:      2026-06-12

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## 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:    2026-07-29 06:00:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-31 04:23:17 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01995f7b-cdb4-75db-9900-a7e3d536d60d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/gov.uk-dwpuan.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gov.uk-dwpuan.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gov.uk-dwpuan.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gov.uk-dwpuan.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gov.uk-dwpuan.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-29 06:02:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is gov.uk-dwpuan.icu a Phishing Scam?

The domain gov.uk-dwpuan.icu was registered by Aceville Pte. Ltd. on June 12, 2026 and is currently active. Infrastructure analysis shows it resolves to the IPv4 address 43.130.72.207. The address is listed by PhishDestroy as a blocked host and appears on a single external security blocklist.

VirusTotal scans report that 16 of 91 security vendors classify the domain as malicious, indicating a consensus of detection across multiple engines. The elevated risk rating aligns with the generic phishing classification supplied in the intelligence feed. No public SSL certificate details, HTTP response codes, or page title information have been disclosed, so the surface‑web characteristics remain unknown.

Defenders should continue to block the domain at network perimeter, update DNS filtering policies to include the observed IP and host, and monitor for any new detections from additional threat‑intel sources. Given the recent creation date, the infrastructure may be short‑lived, but the active detection across multiple vendors suggests an ongoing campaign. Organizations that rely on UK government services should treat any unsolicited communications referencing this domain as fraudulent and refrain from providing credentials or personal data.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - WHOIS creation date: 2026-06-12

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