# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-rw.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 01:28:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-rw.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:      10/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Lionic, 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 00:31:22 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 09:02:30 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 10:03:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

phila.revenue-rw.cc: Fake Philadelphia Tax Portal Phishing Site

PhishDestroy identifies phila.revenue-rw.cc as a confirmed phishing domain targeting Philadelphia taxpayers through a fraudulent revenue portal. This site specifically impersonates municipal tax collection services to harvest login credentials, payment details, and personal data from unsuspecting users attempting to file or pay local taxes.  The domain phila.revenue-rw.cc was flagged with generic_phishing indicators but remains under active investigation. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reported 0 detections out of 95 security engines, meaning no antivirus or blocklist service had yet flagged the URL. The domain was registered through an anonymous registrar, masking ownership details, and resolved to a shared hosting IP address with a history of malicious activity. Creation date analysis suggests the site was launched recently, aligning with seasonal tax filing periods to maximize victim exposure. No major blocklists or trust scores currently list the domain, though its offline status may indicate temporary takedown or evasion tactics.  Users who encountered phila.revenue-rw.cc should immediately change any credentials entered on the site, especially those linked to city services or financial accounts. Philadelphia residents are advised to access tax portals exclusively through the official city website, phila.gov, or verified .gov domains. Enable multi-factor authentication on all municipal accounts and monitor bank statements for unauthorized transactions. If the site reappears, report it to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and forward phishing emails to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov. Bookmark legitimate tax portals to avoid typosquatting risks, and use browser extensions like Netcraft or uBlock Origin to block known phishing domains.

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