# PhishDestroy threat dossier — news.apple-cl0ud.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 23:11:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/news.apple-cl0ud.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Apple

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Fortinet, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SafeToOpen, SOCRadar, URLQuery, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      52.17.47.79 (IE, Dublin)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (eu-west-1)
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns.technorail.com", "dns2.technorail.com", "dns3.arubadns.net", "dns4.arubadns.cz"]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Expires:    2026-12-09
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 61350f2e6c5b763d8a39198b8e85d8bac9dbbe5f81f583b5ad8334784a4079e4
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - apple-cl0ud.com

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 00:22:18 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 01:00:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

news.apple-cl0ud.com Fake Apple Alert

The domain news.apple-cl0ud.com is currently active and classified as a high‑risk brand‑impersonation campaign targeting Apple users. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain resolves to the IPv4 address 52.17.47.79, which is hosted on an Amazon Web Services EC2 instance in the eu‑west‑1 region (Ireland). The domain is registered through Tucows Domains Inc. and uses the nameservers dns.technorail.com, dns2.technorail.com, dns3.arubadns.net, and dns4.arubadn. The TLS certificate is issued by Sectigo Limited under the Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, indicating a valid‑looking HTTPS service. VirusTotal reports that 12 of 91 security vendors have flagged the domain, and it appears on one public blocklist. PhishDestroy has already blocked the domain. HTTP requests return a 200 status code, confirming that a web service is actively serving content. While the exact page content has not been disclosed, the observed indicators are consistent with a credential‑harvesting operation masquerading as an Apple service. Defenders should block the resolved IP address and the full domain at perimeter and endpoint controls, monitor for any related DNS queries, and update detection rules to include the observed nameserver set and SSL fingerprint. Continuous monitoring is advised to detect any changes in hosting or certificate attributes that could signal further campaign evolution.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       19df0d067ad1549ef3c71e9d75787a28
TLS cert SHA-256:      61350f2e6c5b763d8a39198b8e85d8bac9dbbe5f81f583b5ad8334784a4079e4

## 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/news.apple-cl0ud.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=news.apple-cl0ud.com
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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