# PhishDestroy threat dossier — msg-secure-esl.top
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 07:42:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/msg-secure-esl.top/

## 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:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      66.55.66.105 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS54913 Kamatera, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloud Web Manage
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:     ns1.dnsowl.com, ns2.dnsowl.com, ns3.dnsowl.com
Registered:      2026-07-18
Expires:         2027-07-18
Page title:      ESL Federal Credit Union - Log in

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     msg-secure-esl.top
Expires:    2027-07-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c27c890fb1dfe98f72edbde07af84a25e113a30f6269a3dcbc4b71011a56d0b7
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - autoconfig.msg-secure-esl.top
  - autodiscover.msg-secure-esl.top
  - cpanel.msg-secure-esl.top
  - cpcalendars.msg-secure-esl.top
  - cpcontacts.msg-secure-esl.top
  - mail.msg-secure-esl.top
  - webdisk.msg-secure-esl.top
  - webmail.msg-secure-esl.top
  - www.msg-secure-esl.top

## 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: 2026-07-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-19 16:57:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-19 14:58:23 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 08:20:22 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:28:28 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/019f7adf-f0ba-76d0-9fea-1ca31d8b2e78/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/4bff9506-7902-4f03-8e7d-cc407d729e10
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/msg-secure-esl.top
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.msg-secure-esl.top
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=msg-secure-esl.top
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/msg-secure-esl.top
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/msg-secure-esl.top/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 17:02:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

msg-secure-esl.top credential phishing targets ESL Federal

This domain, msg-secure-esl.top, was registered on July 18, 2026, and is actively hosting a credential phishing site targeting ESL Federal Credit Union, as indicated by the page title 'ESL Federal Credit Union - Log in.' Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolves to IP address 66.55.66.105 and uses nameservers ns1.dnsowl.com, ns2.dnsowl.com, and ns3.dnsowl.com, with registration through NameSilo, LLC. The domain is flagged by one security blocklist (PhishDestroy) and is classified as social engineering by Google Safe Browsing. As of the latest scan, 14 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal detect this domain as malicious.  Defenders should note that the domain remains active and is likely part of a broader phishing campaign aimed at harvesting login credentials. The short time between registration and detection suggests rapid deployment, a common tactic in phishing operations. While the exact phishing kit or additional infrastructure details are not yet analyzed, the use of DNSOwl nameservers and a recently registered domain aligns with known phishing patterns. Organizations should block the domain and its resolving IP at the network level, monitor for related indicators, and alert users to the threat, particularly those associated with ESL Federal Credit Union.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260719-941B79
TLS cert SHA-256:      c27c890fb1dfe98f72edbde07af84a25e113a30f6269a3dcbc4b71011a56d0b7

## 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/msg-secure-esl.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=msg-secure-esl.top
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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