# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mongolianews.info
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Fetched:   2026-04-18 21:29:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mongolianews.info/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      22/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, ArcSight Threat Intelligence, BitDefender, Certego, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
URLQuery:        4 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      23.27.53.37
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     deb.ns.cloudflare.com, troy.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-11-27
Expires:         2026-11-27
Page title:      mongolianews.info
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 52ad711f0af4b7943ab42c9f5cb92e18e399df9d70d54693242591d336207b70
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - hk-ledger.com
  - ifloy.top
  - www.hk-ledger.com
  - www.ifloy.top

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2025-11-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-18 20:59:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-18 18:00:41 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-18 22:00:07 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019da1bf-2145-72f2-8ced-3c705ae37b58/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/bd19e8ef-06f2-489c-bc69-d7df7c99d016
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mongolianews.info
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mongolianews.info
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mongolianews.info
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mongolianews.info
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mongolianews.info/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-18 20:59:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies mongolianews.info as an active generic phishing domain designed to mimic a news website while serving malware. Users who visit the site risk unintended downloads of malicious payloads, leading to potential credential theft, ransomware infections, or device compromise. This threat is elevated due to the domain’s recent activation and broad detection across security platforms.  This domain was flagged by 22 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, registered on November 27, 2025, and hosted through NameSilo, LLC. The site resolves to IP 23.27.53.37 and uses a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. It has already been blocked by Maltrail and included on one public security blocklist, indicating early-stage but escalating malicious activity.  If you visited mongolianews.info, immediately disconnect from the internet, run a full antivirus scan, and change passwords for sensitive accounts using a separate, trusted device. Monitor your system for unusual behavior such as slow performance or unauthorized access attempts. Report the domain to your IT team or security provider and avoid clicking any links or downloading files from this site in the future.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260418-AE666C
TLS cert SHA-256:      52ad711f0af4b7943ab42c9f5cb92e18e399df9d70d54693242591d336207b70

## 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/mongolianews.info/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mongolianews.info
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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