# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-gi.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 22:02:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-gi.cc/

## 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:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12

## 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 00:31:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 20:20:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:02:25 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:54:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

phila.revenue-gi.cc Fake Philadelphia Revenue Phishing Site

PhishDestroy identifies phila.revenue-gi.cc as a targeted phishing domain designed to impersonate the City of Philadelphia Revenue Department. This fraudulent site attempts to deceive taxpayers into submitting sensitive financial information under the guise of claiming tax refunds or resolving payment discrepancies. As of the latest assessment, the domain remains offline, though its recent activity warrants close monitoring.  Investigations reveal that phila.revenue-gi.cc has not been flagged by any of the 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating its evasive nature or recent deployment. The domain was registered through an anonymous registrar, masking ownership details, and has been associated with a single hosting IP address. No blocklist entries or trust scores have been recorded at this time, suggesting the campaign may still be in its early stages or operating with low visibility.  Given the domain's current offline status, organizations and individuals are advised to remain vigilant for similar phishing attempts, particularly those targeting municipal tax authorities. Security teams should monitor network logs for connections to phila.revenue-gi.cc or related subdomains and consider implementing proactive DNS filtering to block access. Taxpayers who may have interacted with the site should verify their accounts directly through official Philadelphia Revenue channels and report any suspicious communications to local cybersecurity authorities.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed

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