# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-ru.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 22:03:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-ru.cc/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 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 09:02:08 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 10:20:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

phila.revenue-ru.cc Fake City Tax Portal Credential Theft Alert

PhishDestroy identifies the domain phila.revenue-ru.cc as a credential theft operation specifically designed to impersonate the official City of Philadelphia revenue portal. This domain was flagged for harvesting sensitive taxpayer login credentials, payment information, and personally identifiable data under the guise of a legitimate municipal service. As of the latest scan, the site has been taken offline, but its recent activity warrants caution for any users who may have interacted with it during its active period.  The domain was flagged by 4 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a moderate but clear detection of malicious intent. Registered through an anonymized provider, phila.revenue-ru.cc resolved to a short-lived IP address (185.178.45.112) and was created on March 15, 2024, just days before its first reported activity. Open-source blocklists recorded 3 distinct hits, while trust scores from reputational engines averaged 12/100, reinforcing its classification as a high-risk phishing asset. The use of a subdomain mimicking Philadelphia’s official revenue service (phila.gov/revenue) suggests a targeted campaign aimed at local residents and businesses during peak tax filing periods.  Currently, phila.revenue-ru.cc is offline, likely due to takedown actions by hosting providers or domain registrars. However, users who may have visited the site or entered credentials should assume their data has been compromised. PhishDestroy recommends immediately changing passwords for any Philadelphia municipal accounts, enabling multi-factor authentication where available, and monitoring financial statements for unauthorized transactions. Taxpayers should verify all communications by accessing the official portal directly at phila.gov/revenue and report any suspicious activity to the city’s fraud hotline. Businesses and individuals are advised to deploy endpoint protection with phishing detection and educate employees on recognizing impersonation tactics in official-looking emails or SMS messages.

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