# PhishDestroy threat dossier — payment-cash.buzz
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Fetched:   2026-06-30 08:08:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/payment-cash.buzz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, LevelBlue
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.216.117.25 (US, Portland)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (us-west-2)
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["launch1.spaceship.net", "launch2.spaceship.net"]

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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First detected:    2026-06-29 10:54:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-30 08:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-29 12:16:41 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/019f1295-3a54-754b-9aee-cf8605d40367/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/payment-cash.buzz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.payment-cash.buzz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=payment-cash.buzz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/payment-cash.buzz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/payment-cash.buzz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-29 11:06:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, payment-cash.buzz, is identified as an active phishing threat designed to harvest financial credentials and payment information. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate payment portals, tricking users into entering sensitive data such as credit card numbers, banking logins, or personal identification details. The infrastructure is structured to appear as a trusted transaction platform, increasing the likelihood of successful deception for unsuspecting victims.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolves to the IP address 34.216.117.25, with only 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal currently flagging it as malicious. The domain was registered through NameCheap, Inc., a registrar frequently associated with newly deployed phishing campaigns. Despite its low detection rate, the domain remains active and unblocked by most security platforms, suggesting it may still be in the early stages of deployment or evading detection through obfuscation techniques.  Users who have visited payment-cash.buzz or interacted with its content should immediately cease all engagement and take remedial actions. This includes resetting passwords for any financial accounts accessed after visiting the domain, monitoring bank statements for unauthorized transactions, and running a full antivirus scan to detect potential malware. If payment details were entered, affected individuals should contact their financial institution to report potential fraud and request card replacements or account freezes. Organizations should update blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP to prevent further exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       62d356f877f5a93b1e72b62913dbfaf1

## 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/payment-cash.buzz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=payment-cash.buzz
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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