# PhishDestroy threat dossier — megachimp.events
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 07:20:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/megachimp.events/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: email
Targeted brand: gmail (and: google)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      142.251.167.147 (US, Leesburg)
ASN:             ASAS15169 GOOGLE, US
Hosting org:     AS15169 Google LLC
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     brenna.ns.cloudflare.com, hassan.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      Google

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-05
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 552a3da1215b5a00cd6f30c83c57e4e20b4d16b5263607dd13722c259a588fab

## 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:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-11-24 18:42:05 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 05:59:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-16 03:14:09 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/019ab72b-f607-712b-a5ff-a0c9dcd6acbb/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/megachimp.events
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.megachimp.events
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=megachimp.events
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/megachimp.events
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/megachimp.events/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:22:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified megachimp.events as a domain engaged in low-level brand impersonation targeting Gmail users. Classified specifically under brand impersonation threats, this domain was designed to mimic Gmail's appearance, indicated by the page title 'Google', with the intent to mislead unsuspecting visitors into believing they were interacting with a legitimate Google service.

Technical analysis reveals that megachimp.events was registered through Cloudflare, Inc., a common registrar for both legitimate and malicious domains. The domain resolved to IP address 142.251.167.147. VirusTotal flagged this domain by 2 out of 95 security vendors, and it appeared on two security blocklists, suggesting some community awareness though a relatively low detection rate. Gridinsoft rated its trust score as 0 out of 100, reinforcing its malicious nature despite the low risk level assigned.

Currently, megachimp.events is offline and no longer accessible, indicating a swift takedown or voluntary abandonment. Its removal decreases the immediate threat to users, although its brief presence highlights the need for vigilance against brand impersonation scams exploiting trusted names like Gmail. PhishDestroy continues to monitor such domains to aid in early detection and mitigation of phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       e8972ce34a4545b33c3926a20c306b71
TLS cert SHA-256:      552a3da1215b5a00cd6f30c83c57e4e20b4d16b5263607dd13722c259a588fab

## 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/megachimp.events/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=megachimp.events
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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