# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mastercard.gosgt.cfd
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 04:36:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mastercard.gosgt.cfd/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-18

## 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: 2026-06-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-18 14:30:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 04:20:27 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-18 14:45:12 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-26 13:51:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

mastercard.gosgt.cfd — Brand Impersonation Phishing Report

This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk brand impersonation phishing site designed to harvest financial credentials by mimicking legitimate payment service infrastructure. Analysis indicates the domain was specifically crafted to deceive users into submitting sensitive authentication details, including login credentials and payment card information, under the guise of a trusted financial entity.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain mastercard.gosgt.cfd was registered on June 18, 2026, through an undisclosed registrar. VirusTotal detection metrics report 15 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is currently offline, though prior activity was blocked by endpoint protection systems. No associated IP addresses or hosting providers were disclosed in available threat intelligence, and no historical trust scores were recorded for this domain.  To mitigate risks associated with this brand impersonation threat, organizations should immediately update web filtering policies to block the domain and any subdomains at the DNS level. Security teams are advised to conduct retrospective log analysis for connections to mastercard.gosgt.cfd within the past 30 days and reset credentials for any accounts that may have interacted with the domain. Endpoint detection rules should be updated to flag future registrations with similar naming patterns, particularly those combining financial brand names with irregular TLDs or subdomains. User awareness training should emphasize verification of domain authenticity before entering financial credentials, focusing on the risks of newly registered domains impersonating trusted brands.

## 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/mastercard.gosgt.cfd/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mastercard.gosgt.cfd
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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