# PhishDestroy threat dossier — maryland.payhie.cc
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 08:37:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/maryland.payhie.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
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: CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["gordon.ns.cloudflare.com", "vita.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-12

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-12 22:30:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 08:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 00:14:57 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 21:57:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk credential theft operation targeting users through deceptive login interfaces. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was designed to harvest authentication credentials, likely for financial fraud or account takeover purposes. The domain exhibits characteristics consistent with large-scale phishing campaigns observed in recent threat intelligence reports.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain maryland.payhie.cc resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, a common tactic to appear legitimate. The domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., with a creation date suggesting recent deployment for malicious purposes. VirusTotal detection shows 6 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain, while it appears on 2 security blocklists. The domain is currently offline, though historical activity remains a concern for organizations.  Mitigation requires immediate action to prevent credential theft. Network administrators should block the domain and its resolving IP (188.114.97.3) at perimeter security controls. Endpoint protection systems should be updated to detect and prevent access to this domain. Users who may have interacted with the site should reset credentials for any accounts entered, enable multi-factor authentication where available, and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Security teams should review logs for connections to the domain or IP address to identify potentially compromised systems.

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