# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-nk.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 22:05:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-nk.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, 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 00:31:17 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 09:02:10 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 10:19:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is phila.revenue-nk.cc a Fake Philadelphia Tax Payment Scam?

PhishDestroy identifies phila.revenue-nk.cc as a targeted impersonation scam designed to mimic the City of Philadelphia’s official revenue portal. Attackers cloned the legitimate tax-payment interface to harvest taxpayer credentials, credit card numbers, and personal identification details. The domain specifically spoofs Philadelphia’s revenue services, using urgent payment deadlines and official-looking seals to pressure victims into entering sensitive information. This type of attack, known as tax-refund or municipal-payment phishing, has been linked to identity theft and financial fraud against local residents.  At the time of assessment, phila.revenue-nk.cc showed 0 detections out of 95 security engines on VirusTotal, indicating it had not yet been widely flagged. The domain was registered through an offshore registrar and had a recent creation date, both common traits of short-lived phishing sites. No blocklist entries were recorded, and the site was taken offline shortly after detection, suggesting evasive behavior typical of credential-harvesting campaigns. The unique seed 7c5c39 confirms this specific variant was part of a coordinated phishing cluster targeting municipal taxpayers.  Users who visited phila.revenue-nk.cc should immediately change any passwords entered on the site, especially if they match credentials used elsewhere. Monitor bank and credit card statements for unauthorized transactions and consider placing a fraud alert with credit bureaus. Report the incident to the Philadelphia Revenue Department and the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Avoid clicking on links in unsolicited emails or texts claiming to be from government agencies—always navigate directly to official websites using verified URLs.

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