# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-gc.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-16 04:38:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-gc.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Brand Impersonation

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12
HTTP response:   502

## 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:    2026-06-13 00:31:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-16 04:20:38 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:01:45 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 21:43:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain phila.revenue-gc.cc has been identified as a confirmed government impersonation phishing site targeting taxpayers and municipal service users. Analysis indicates this infrastructure was specifically designed to mimic official revenue collection portals, with strong indicators of credential harvesting and financial fraud. The domain is currently offline, though prior activity suggests it was operational for a limited window to evade detection.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through an offshore registrar with a history of hosting high-risk domains. At its peak, phila.revenue-gc.cc was flagged by 14 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, including detections for generic phishing and brand impersonation. The domain appeared on two independent security blocklists, PhishDestroy and PhishingDB, with associated indicators including the IP address 185.143.223.42, which has been linked to multiple prior phishing campaigns. Historical WHOIS data shows privacy protection services were employed, a common tactic to obscure ownership and delay takedown efforts.  Current status indicates the domain has been taken offline, likely in response to blocklist inclusion and vendor detections. However, the infrastructure may resurface under a different domain or IP address, given the established pattern of reuse in similar campaigns. Organizations and individuals are advised to implement DNS-based blocking for the domain and associated IP, monitor for credential reuse attempts, and verify all revenue-related communications through official government portals. Endpoint protection systems should be updated to include this domain in phishing and brand impersonation detection rules, with particular attention to municipal or tax-related lures.

## 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/phila.revenue-gc.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=phila.revenue-gc.cc
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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