# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gov.uk-dwpuky.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-31 01:38:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gov.uk-dwpuky.icu/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs
Composite threat score: 52/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar, 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 06:00:46 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-31 01:04:06 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01996163-0de1-730b-bd69-953fbfaa4b12/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/gov.uk-dwpuky.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gov.uk-dwpuky.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gov.uk-dwpuky.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gov.uk-dwpuky.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gov.uk-dwpuky.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-29 06:02:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

gov.uk-dwpuky.icu Fake UK DWP Benefits Phishing Site

The domain gov.uk-dwpuky.icu was registered on June 12, 2026, through Aceville Pte. Ltd. and is currently resolving to the IP address 43.130.72.207. Analysis indicates this infrastructure is actively flagged as phishing by at least one security vendor (PhishDestroy) and appears on one additional blocklist. Six of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal have detected this domain as malicious, suggesting elevated risk. The domain name incorporates 'gov.uk' and 'dwpuky', which aligns with impersonation of the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), though the exact content of the site has not yet been analysed for specific fraud tactics or credential-harvesting mechanisms.

Infrastructure review reveals the domain was created recently, reducing the likelihood of legitimate use. The registrar, Aceville Pte. Ltd., has been associated with other phishing domains but does not inherently confirm malicious intent. No additional details regarding Autonomous System Number (ASN), hosting provider, or SSL certificate attributes are available.

Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk for UK government benefits fraud and prioritise blocking or monitoring access to 43.130.72.207. Further investigation into the hosting IP may reveal related malicious infrastructure. Given the active status and detection by multiple security vendors, organisations should assume this domain is part of a broader phishing campaign targeting DWP-related services.

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