# PhishDestroy threat dossier — minnesota.revenueztt.cc
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 11:36:15 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/minnesota.revenueztt.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 52/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.170.64
Registrar:       Dominet (HK) Limited
Nameservers:     ["elisabeth.ns.cloudflare.com", "marek.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-12
HTTP response:   502

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-08-14
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ae6ac4f43c2921b6fea99153db00f9524fd630e6c6c09b7bcd1ec481f59b1084
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - revenueztt.cc

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 00:31:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 12:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 03:15:48 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:28:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Minnesota.revenueztt.cc is a phishing domain that targets Minnesota taxpayers with fraudulent schemes. It has been flagged as malicious by 6 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a significant level of threat recognition among security providers. The domain is currently offline, reducing its immediate risk, but its previous activity underscores the need for awareness.

This domain was registered with Dominet (HK) Limited and hosted on IP address 172.67.170.64. Despite its takedown, it was active long enough to be detected and flagged by PhishDestroy, which also lists it on its public blocklist. The domain's malicious intent is evident, as it sought to exploit individuals by imitating a legitimate state tax entity.

Phishing domains like minnesota.revenueztt.cc exploit the time window between registration and detection by antivirus databases, often operating undetected for days. PhishDestroy's proactive measures help identify such threats early, even before they gain widespread attention. The swift takedown of this domain highlights the effectiveness of collaborative efforts in cybersecurity to protect potential victims from scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      ae6ac4f43c2921b6fea99153db00f9524fd630e6c6c09b7bcd1ec481f59b1084

## 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/minnesota.revenueztt.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=minnesota.revenueztt.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

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