# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mgba.dev
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 04:34:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mgba.dev/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      20/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, ESTsecurity, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Viettel Threat Intelligence, VIPRE
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     braden.ns.cloudflare.com, savanna.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-01-16
Expires:         2027-01-16
Page title:      mGBA - Developer Platform | Build, Contribute & Extend

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e1f93255fdfdd38194c5e799f8d30f858782d59d17547731798f044251289f8f

## 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: 2026-01-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-02 15:11:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-02 13:33:33 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 04:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-03 03:02:48 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/019f22f3-146f-719e-bc00-d1b73df583f8/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/dd755f5f-b1f3-424d-9250-aa0da53cce12
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mgba.dev
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mgba.dev
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mgba.dev
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mgba.dev
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mgba.dev/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-02 15:16:19 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 currently under investigation for generic_phishing targeting developer platform credentials. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed to impersonate legitimate development environments, potentially harvesting authentication details or distributing malicious tooling under the guise of collaboration features.  Infrastructure analysis reveals mgba.dev was registered on January 16, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc., and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, providing HTTPS encryption. Despite 0/95 detections on VirusTotal, the domain appears on one security blocklist and is actively blocked by network-level threat detection systems. The page title, 'mGBA - Developer Platform | Build, Contribute & Extend,' aligns with common phishing tactics that mimic developer portals to establish credibility.  Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate verification of domain ownership through WHOIS records, cross-referencing the IP address (188.114.97.3) with known malicious infrastructure, and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts. Organizations should implement strict access controls for development platforms and enforce multi-factor authentication. Network administrators are advised to update blocklists with this domain and IP, while end users should verify URLs before entering credentials, particularly when prompted by unsolicited development-related communications.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 20/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260702-2F733C
Favicon MD5:       e8520a65c837d16b015b371db87702cf
TLS cert SHA-256:      e1f93255fdfdd38194c5e799f8d30f858782d59d17547731798f044251289f8f

## 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/mgba.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mgba.dev
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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