# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pensilvania.club
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 17:44:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pensilvania.club/

## 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:      20/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      31.56.229.111
Registrar:       DYNADOT LLC
Nameservers:     ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net
Registered:      2026-06-12
Expires:         2027-06-12
Page title:      Buffalo, New York — City of Good Neighbors

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 19e7062b14e28a3610c36f05714c7efedf24ffb0e9b3e4ebf692735b5992e2bc
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.pensilvania.club

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-16 09:02:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-17 17:00:44 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 16:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-17 00:32:52 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/019ecf3a-d2a1-731b-bd0d-99d2014bdb01/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/37faab78-6f7b-4289-911c-44a24582f906
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pensilvania.club
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pensilvania.club
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pensilvania.club
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pensilvania.club
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pensilvania.club/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:36:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Pensilvania.club poses an elevated risk to visitors, specifically as a generic phishing site impersonating the official Buffalo, New York city portal with the title "Buffalo, New York — City of Good Neighbors." This domain is designed to deceive users into believing they are on a legitimate municipal website, potentially leading to credential theft or malware installation. PhishDestroy has flagged this domain for active phishing activity, and it currently appears on one security blocklist, indicating a recognized threat.

Technical indicators paint a clear picture of malicious intent. The domain was registered through DYNADOT LLC on June 12, 2026, a relatively recent creation date typical of phishing domains. It resolves to IP address 31.56.229.111 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (YR2), which provides a false sense of security. VirusTotal shows that 20 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious, a significant detection rate. Additionally, AlienVault OTX has found it in three threat intelligence pulses, and the domain is currently offline, likely due to takedown efforts.

To protect yourself, never enter personal information or credentials on pensilvania.club. If you encounter this site, close the browser tab immediately and report it to PhishDestroy or your security team. Verify any communications claiming to be from Buffalo city by navigating directly to the official .gov website. Use a reputable ad blocker and phishing filter, and keep your browser and security software updated. If you have visited the site, scan your device for malware and change any passwords that may have been exposed.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260617-6FD892
TLS cert SHA-256:      19e7062b14e28a3610c36f05714c7efedf24ffb0e9b3e4ebf692735b5992e2bc

## 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/pensilvania.club/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pensilvania.club
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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