# PhishDestroy threat dossier — meta-instagram.com.cn ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 08:49:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/meta-instagram.com.cn/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 22/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Mimecast, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 166.75.14.2 (HK, Tung Chung) Hosting org: AS132839 POWER LINE DATACENTER Registrar: 北京新网数码信息技术有限公司 Nameservers: ns1.363.hk, ns2.363.hk Registered: 2026-06-08 Expires: 2027-06-08 Page title: instagram-instagram官网|电脑版下载_instagram官方平台 HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: db4da6761a423315a872b3f09307fd6e652a1aba798780eac5d44efaa0365ddd Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.meta-instagram.com.cn ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-11 14:42:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-11 12:50:16 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-15 00:34:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019eb6b3-dcc1-7018-9b28-01350d4dcd6b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/043f45d2-95cf-4a46-862b-6a375ddc4dd0 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/meta-instagram.com.cn crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.meta-instagram.com.cn Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=meta-instagram.com.cn AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/meta-instagram.com.cn URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/meta-instagram.com.cn/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:08:15 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 active brand impersonation phishing site designed to deceive users into believing they are accessing an official Instagram platform. The threat type involves fake login portals, likely harvesting credentials for account takeover or further social engineering attacks. The risk level is elevated due to the domain’s convincing mimicry of Instagram’s branding and its presence on multiple security blocklists. Analysis indicates the domain meta-instagram.com.cn was registered on June 08, 2026, through 北京新网数码信息技术有限公司, a registrar frequently associated with suspicious domains. It resolves to the IP address 166.75.14.2, hosted in Hong Kong under AS132839 (POWER LINE DATACENTER). The SSL certificate is issued by Let’s Encrypt (YR2), a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites. VirusTotal detection shows 22 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while it appears on at least one security blocklist, including PhishDestroy. The page title, "instagram-instagram官网|电脑版下载_instagram官方平台," reinforces the impersonation attempt by using official-sounding terminology in Chinese. Mitigation steps for this brand impersonation threat include immediate blocking of the domain and its resolving IP (166.75.14.2) at the network perimeter. Security teams should monitor for credential submission attempts or redirects to this domain, particularly in regions where Chinese-language users are targeted. End-users should be educated to verify domain authenticity by checking for official Instagram URLs (e.g., instagram.com) and avoiding third-party download links. Organizations may also consider implementing DNS-based filtering to prevent resolution of newly registered or high-risk domains associated with known registrars linked to phishing activity. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260611-1E363E Favicon MD5: acafdc8d48f28b23e5edf07a2b151e3c TLS cert SHA-256: db4da6761a423315a872b3f09307fd6e652a1aba798780eac5d44efaa0365ddd ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/meta-instagram.com.cn/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=meta-instagram.com.cn 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,942 domains (13,576 alive under monitoring, 156,953 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io