# PhishDestroy threat dossier — oscars.npr.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-30 13:49:51 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/oscars.npr.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 23.50.131.151 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: AS20940 Akamai International B.V. Hosting org: Akamai Technologies Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns-1227.awsdns-25.org", "ns-139.awsdns-17.com", "ns-1580.awsdns-05.co.uk", "ns-769.awsdns-32.net"] Page title: Oscars : NPR HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8b32e2b120ed26929893edd24febc9483c41c11dc1a27ad42281cba511f395b6 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - about.npr.org - analytics.npr.org - api-s1.npr.org - api-s4.npr.org - api.npr.org - app.npr.org - arts.npr.org - askmeanother.npr.org - books.npr.org - build.npr.org - bundles-prod.npr.org - bundles-s1.npr.org - bundles-s4.npr.org - bundles.npr.org - cpa.ds.npr.org ... +83 more ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-27 18:33:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-30 12:31:34 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 18:35:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is oscars.npr.org a Phishing Site? Analysis of oscars.npr.org, reported on July 27, 2026, indicates that the domain is currently active and has been associated with a generic phishing campaign. The domain is delegated to four Amazon Route 53 nameservers—ns-1227.awsdns-25.org, ns-139.awsdns-17.com, ns-1580.awsdns-05.co.uk, and an additional server that was truncated in the source data—suggesting use of Amazon Web Services infrastructure, a pattern frequently observed in both legitimate and malicious deployments. Registration was performed through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly employed by large enterprises for brand protection, which does not by itself confirm legitimacy. A VirusTotal scan involving 91 independent vendors returned no detections; however, the absence of detections is not evidence of safety and should be interpreted as a lack of current signatures rather than a guarantee of benign behavior. The HTTP response for the domain is a 301 redirect, a technique often leveraged to forward victims to malicious payloads while preserving the appearance of a legitimate URL. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service, reinforcing the assessment that it is being treated as malicious by at least one defensive platform. No additional intelligence such as IP address, SSL certificate details, or page title has been disclosed, leaving those aspects of the infrastructure unverified. Given the combination of registrar choice, AWS nameserver usage, redirection behavior, and inclusion on a blocklist, defenders should consider the domain high‑risk until further evidence demonstrates benign intent. Recommended mitigations include adding the domain to network deny lists, monitoring DNS queries for the associated nameservers, and employing URL filtering that respects the blocklist entry. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised as new telemetry becomes available. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 8b32e2b120ed26929893edd24febc9483c41c11dc1a27ad42281cba511f395b6 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/oscars.npr.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=oscars.npr.org Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,845 domains (83,543 alive under monitoring, 110,042 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io