# PhishDestroy threat dossier — itauthors.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 02:19:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/itauthors.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Drainer ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 23.222.81.16 (US, Seattle) ASN: ASAS16625 AKAMAI-AS - Akamai Technologies, Inc., US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: GMO Internet, Inc. Nameservers: ns5.afternic.com, ns6.afternic.com, verification-gakbzzzqmt6gkcplw4efpp.ns101.verify.hn Registered: 2026-06-17 Expires: 2027-06-17 Page title: Access Denied HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1 Expires: 2027-01-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e8165df69dcb74369ff8e00eee0b2386fcef4069c2dd5fa877a5fbf9f7b54412 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-24 18:16:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-24 16:21:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 00:20:34 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019efa6a-1f14-72db-ab80-49ca828dff5b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/9da90538-10ea-48b1-9a27-e8e3ed6f8a4e Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/itauthors.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.itauthors.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=itauthors.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/itauthors.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/itauthors.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-24 20:27:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is itauthors.xyz a Crypto Drainer Scam? The domain itauthors.xyz is registered as active and poses a threat as a potentially malicious or unwanted site. Based on the available data, no specific page title or brand impersonation is provided; however, the domain's risk score and blocklist presence indicate it may be used for phishing, malware distribution, or other harmful activities. Technical evidence shows the domain is flagged by 4 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, including alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, and SOCRadar. It appears on 1 blocklist. The domain is registered with GMO Internet, Inc., was created on 2026-06-17, and is hosted on IP address 13.248.169.48. Nameservers are ns5.afternic.com, ns6.afternic.com, and verification-gakbzzzqmt6gkcplw4efpp.ns101.veri. The domain is currently active and assigned a DOM risk score of 65, indicating a moderate to high risk. Its recent creation date and multiple vendor detections suggest it requires caution and may be involved in malicious activity. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260624-C1A62D Favicon MD5: fadb57f9ea13775f2140220fa8295e81 TLS cert SHA-256: e8165df69dcb74369ff8e00eee0b2386fcef4069c2dd5fa877a5fbf9f7b54412 ## 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/itauthors.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=itauthors.xyz 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: 187,720 domains (57,297 alive under monitoring, 128,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io