# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hpwkg.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 15:10:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hpwkg.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      17/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["ns1.fbi.seized.gov", "ns2.fbi.seized.gov"]
Page title:      Seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
HTTP response:   200

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-26 22:43:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 16:20:23 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-27 14:15:56 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-26 22:44:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

hpwkg.cc Generic Phishing Alert

The domain hpwkg.cc is currently active and classified as a high‑risk generic phishing site. Google Safe Browsing has flagged the domain for social engineering, indicating that it is being used to lure users into disclosing credentials or personal information. VirusTotal analysis shows that 17 out of 91 security vendors have identified the domain as malicious, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious intent. The domain resolves to authoritative nameservers ns1.fbi.seized.gov and ns2.fbi.seized.gov, which are unusual and may indicate compromised or abused infrastructure.

HTTP requests to the site return a 200 OK status, suggesting that a web server is actively serving content. Registration details reveal that the domain was registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., a registrar that has been associated with other malicious registrations. The domain appears on one external security blocklist and is blocked by the PhishDestroy filtering service, confirming that reputable threat‑intelligence feeds consider it hostile.

Defenders should immediately add hpwkg.cc to DNS deny lists, URL filtering policies, and email gateway block rules. Continuous monitoring of outbound DNS queries for this domain is advised, as well as reviewing any recent logs for connections to the associated nameservers. Given the high risk rating and active status, organizations should treat any traffic to hpwkg.cc as malicious and isolate affected endpoints to prevent credential compromise.

## 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/hpwkg.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hpwkg.cc
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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