# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hktax.github.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-27 23:06:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hktax.github.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Emsisoft, Fortinet, Google Safe Browsing, Netcraft Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.199.108.153 (US, San Francisco) Hosting org: AS54113 Fastly, Inc. Registrar: GitHub, Inc. Nameservers: NS_NOT_FOUND Page title: Site not found · GitHub Pages HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 32491b26bfaf7bfb556029ef32299ac4374db34d09eecd4ffd01f21b2c5a8567 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - github.com - github.io - githubusercontent.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-27 14:35:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-28 00:56:46 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-28 00:56:46 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fa39e-02ed-7632-8e88-b5b7aa6a7d68/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/hktax.github.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hktax.github.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hktax.github.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hktax.github.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hktax.github.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 14:42:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] hktax.github.io Fake Service Alert The domain hktax.github.io is presently active and has been observed in multiple security monitoring feeds. It appears on one security blocklist and is explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy service, indicating that at least one reputable anti‑phishing platform has taken mitigation action. Registration details show the domain was created through GitHub, Inc., a legitimate registrar that hosts a large volume of user‑generated content, which can be abused by threat actors to host malicious pages. VirusTotal analysis reports that five out of ninety‑one scanning engines have flagged the domain, providing modest but noteworthy detection across independent scanners. Google Safe Browsing classifies the site as a social engineering threat, a label that aligns with typical credential‑stealing or information‑gathering activities. Network resolution points to the IP address 185.199.108.153, an address associated with GitHub’s hosting infrastructure, confirming that the domain resolves to a cloud‑based service rather than a dedicated malicious server. Nameserver information could not be retrieved, which may reflect a configuration anomaly or a limitation in the lookup method. No additional data such as SSL certificate details, HTTP response codes, or page titles have been disclosed, leaving the exact content and lure technique of the site unverified. Given the combination of blocklist inclusion, vendor detections, and Safe Browsing flag, defenders should treat hktax.github.io as a high‑risk indicator. Recommended actions include adding the domain to corporate DNS deny‑lists, configuring web proxies to block HTTP requests to the host, and monitoring outbound traffic for connections to the associated IP address. Security teams should also correlate any internal logs that reference the domain with user‑reported phishing attempts, and consider issuing awareness advisories to users highlighting the presence of a malicious GitHub‑hosted site. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 32491b26bfaf7bfb556029ef32299ac4374db34d09eecd4ffd01f21b2c5a8567 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hktax.github.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hktax.github.io Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 207,642 domains (94,737 alive under monitoring, 111,874 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io