# PhishDestroy threat dossier — horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 05:03:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: american express (and: foundation, mastercard, zelle)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, CyRadar, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Netcraft, Seclookup, Sophos, Trustwave
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.80.250 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     ns3.safedatahost.cloud, ns4.safedatahost.cloud
Registered:      2025-06-29
Expires:         2026-06-29
Page title:      Horizon Trust - Your New Favorite Bank
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-06-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-18 09:38:31 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 05:33:16 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-14 06:08:08 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01995cd5-46c1-7568-9cf7-aa304fbc8837/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 00:51:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview  
The domain horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online operates as a phishing site impersonating American Express. It is currently live and actively serving traffic, posing a risk to unsuspecting users.

Risk Indicators  
- 8 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious  
- The domain is listed on 1 public blocklist  
- The domain has a low threat score of 15/100, categorized as suspicious  
- The registrar Dynadot LLC is based in the US  
- The domain was created on 2025-06-29  

Technical Details  
- Registrar: Dynadot LLC (US)  
- Hosting IP: 198.12.80.250  
- VirusTotal: 8 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain as malicious  

Recommendations  
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform  
- Monitor for any phishing attempts related to American Express  
- Educate users about the risks of phishing and how to identify fraudulent sites

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       6f5e11c16e20ef81d8a8835426ab0fd597d7612665bd727d7db75b47197e19bf

## 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 (volunteer 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/horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=horizontrust.online.elysiumtrust.online
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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