Domain security and threat intelligence

newscientist[.]com

Threat verdict Critical 81/100 evidence score

Availability Unverified Current reachability is unverified

Risk signals

VirusTotal detections: 1/91

OTX: 50 refs Jul 27, 2026 CDN

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL

PhishDestroy first observed newscientist.com on Jul 27, 2026. Current evidence score: 81/100 (critical).

One source contains a positive finding: VirusTotal. VirusTotal recorded 1 detections among 91 engines: Chong Lua Dao on Aug 17, 2026 at 02:06 UTC. Non-positive and contextual checks: On Aug 13, 2026 at 06:11 UTC, AlienVault OTX listed 50 community pulse references (not vendor detections); Google Safe Browsing returned no flag. The separate external-blocklist snapshot contained no matches on Aug 21, 2026 at 14:20 UTC.

The collector marked the hostname reachable on Aug 20, 2026 at 22:15 UTC, but did not retain the HTTP response code. Registration records for the domain list Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE as the registrar. At collection time, the hostname resolved to 146.75.122.217 on AS54113 (Fastly, Inc.). The IP and ASN identify shared Fastly edge infrastructure; the origin server is not established by this address. The evidence archive retains 1 visual capture from Cloudflare Radar; no page title was retained, so the captures preserve the landing-page appearance. TLS metadata lists GlobalSign nv-sa as the certificate issuer with validity through Dec 12, 2026; checked Aug 11, 2026 at 13:02 UTC.

Only one source contains a positive finding; no second positive source is stored. The stored fields do not identify an impersonated brand or victim interaction.

VirusTotal

1 det.

OTX references

50 community refs

Gridinsoft

95/100

TLS Certificate

GlobalSign nv-sa

Observed status

Unverified

DestroyList

Listed

Data coverage VirusTotal 1 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX 50 community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture not submitted URLScan verdict verdict unavailable DNS blocks not checked TLS valid certificate, 121d WHOIS not parsed Screenshot stored capture Redirect chain not probed Gridinsoft 95/100

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Checks

Reports

Availability

8/10

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

TLS Certificate

Valid transport encryption · Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa · valid for 121 days

Domain Intelligence

Domain

Server / ASN AS54113 Fastly, Inc.

IP Context Fastly shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.

Registrar Nom-iq

ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →

WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for newscientist.com →

IP Address 146.75.122.217 CDN

Geo

Frankfurt am Main, DE

NetworkAS54113 · Fastly, Inc

Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →

The origin IP is hidden behind a CDN proxy. Reverse-IP results for the edge address contain unrelated tenants; finding the origin requires passive DNS or certificate-transparency data.

Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps

First DetectedJul 27, 2026

Nameserversns2.anlremote.com

TLS Fingerprint

TLS Observationvalid from Nov 10, 2025scanned Aug 11, 2026

Favicon Hash

ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety seal. Verify ICANN fees Read RAA §3.18 PHISHDESTROY INVESTIGATIONICANN funding, contracts, and DNS abuse oversight

Accountability draft Nothing is sent automatically.

Technologies · 12 identified

WordPress

CMS Blogs

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.

wordpress.org 100% confidence

MySQL

Databases

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system.

mysql.com 100% confidence

PHP

Programming languages

PHP is a general-purpose scripting language used for web development.

php.net 100% confidence

YouTube

Video players

YouTube is a video sharing service where users can create their own profile, upload videos, watch, like and comment on other videos.

www.youtube.com 100% confidence

Varnish

Caching

Varnish is a reverse caching proxy.

www.varnish-cache.org 100% confidence

Yoast SEO

SEO WordPress plugins

Yoast SEO is a search engine optimisation plugin for WordPress and other platforms.

yoast.com 100% confidence

WordPress VIP

PaaS

WordPress VIP is a managed hosting platform for WordPress.

wpvip.com 100% confidence

Nginx

Web servers Reverse proxies

Nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.

nginx.org 100% confidence

Typekit

Font scripts

Typekit is an online service which offers a subscription library of fonts.

typekit.com 100% confidence

Sailthru

Marketing automation Email Personalisation

Sailthru is a marketing automation software and multi-channel personalisation tool that serves ecommerce and media brands.

www.sailthru.com 100% confidence

Rubicon Project

Advertising

Rubicon Project is an advertising automation platform enabling publishers to transact advertising brands.

rubiconproject.com 100% confidence

Reddit Ads

Advertising

Reddit Ads is an online advertising offering from Reddit.

advertising.reddithelp.com 100% confidence

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VirusTotal Analysis

1 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain

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Last analyzed 2026-08-17 04:06:26 UTC First positive detection 2026-08-17 04:06:26 UTC Previous stored snapshot: 0 detections

Chong Lua Dao

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis

VirusTotal 1 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery Open lookup Gridinsoft 95 trust SSL Labs Stored TLS valid CF Radar Open report OTX 50 refs WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory

OSINT & Intelligence

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DNS & Network

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SEO & Domain

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Stored Capture