# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-kz.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 02:19:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-kz.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, 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 00:31:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 00:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:01:48 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 21:43:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

phila.revenue-kz.cc: Confirmed City of Philadelphia Tax Scam Site

The domain phila.revenue-kz.cc has been identified as a phishing site specifically targeting taxpayers by impersonating the City of Philadelphia Revenue Department. Analysis indicates this infrastructure was designed to harvest login credentials and payment information through fraudulent tax portals. The domain is currently offline, but prior activity suggests it operated as an active credential theft endpoint.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was created on June 12, 2026, and has been flagged by 5 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. It appears on one security blocklist and was previously blocked by PhishDestroy. No associated IP addresses or registrar details were publicly disclosed in available threat feeds. The low detection ratio (5/95) combined with the single blocklist presence suggests the campaign may have been short-lived or narrowly targeted.  While phila.revenue-kz.cc is no longer accessible, organizations should treat any residual references to this domain as malicious. Network defenders are advised to add the domain to web filtering rules and email gateway blocklists. Taxpayers and municipal employees should verify all tax-related communications through official City of Philadelphia channels only. Security teams should monitor for any resurgence of this domain or similar variations using the same subdomain pattern (phila.revenue-*).

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