# PhishDestroy threat dossier — minnesota.revenueztr.cc ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 14:05:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/minnesota.revenueztr.cc/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 53/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Chong Lua Dao, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.137.158 Registrar: Dominet (HK) Limited Nameservers: ["elisabeth.ns.cloudflare.com", "marek.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-06-12 HTTP response: 502 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-08-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 07fe20b71d1e80c4dc4623cf66d39ddbf90cb25b48b8e042a7cc4132c4d5ae49 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - revenueztr.cc ## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-13 00:31:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 15:00:11 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-13 03:15:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 21:52:55 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 site designed to impersonate state revenue agencies. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is specifically engineered to harvest tax-related login credentials, likely targeting individuals during filing periods. The threat type aligns with known patterns of government service impersonation, where attackers exploit trust in official entities to extract sensitive authentication details. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence indicators. The domain minnesota.revenueztr.cc was registered on June 12, 2026, through Dominet (HK) Limited, a registrar frequently associated with malicious registrations. It resolves to IP address 172.67.137.158, a hosting provider commonly used for transient phishing campaigns. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is flagged by 7 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, with detection names including credential harvester and phishing site. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, a legitimate provider often abused to lend false credibility to malicious sites. The domain was subsequently taken offline, though historical resolution data confirms its prior operational status. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type focus on credential protection and verification. Organizations should implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all tax-related portals to neutralize stolen credentials. End users must verify domain authenticity by cross-checking official agency URLs and avoiding links in unsolicited communications. Security teams should block the domain and its resolving IP at network perimeter devices, while also monitoring for internal systems that may have interacted with the infrastructure. Given the impersonation of state revenue services, additional scrutiny should be applied to tax-related communications during peak filing periods, with user education emphasizing the risks of credential submission on unverified platforms. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 07fe20b71d1e80c4dc4623cf66d39ddbf90cb25b48b8e042a7cc4132c4d5ae49 ## 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/minnesota.revenueztr.cc/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=minnesota.revenueztr.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,514 domains (12,559 alive under monitoring, 157,587 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io