# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-sc.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 22:08:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-sc.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:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, 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 00:31:22 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 09:04:57 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 10:03:35 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-sc.cc a Fake Philadelphia Tax Portal Scam?

PhishDestroy identifies phila.revenue-sc.cc as a generic phishing domain designed to impersonate official Philadelphia municipal revenue portals. This site was flagged under the generic_phishing threat type, suggesting it likely targets taxpayers or city service users by presenting fraudulent login or payment pages. No specific drainer kit or blockchain wallet theft mechanism has been confirmed, but the domain structure and naming convention strongly imply an intent to harvest sensitive financial or personal data from unsuspecting visitors.  Technical analysis reveals that phila.revenue-sc.cc currently holds a VirusTotal detection score of 15/95, meaning no security vendors have flagged it as malicious at the time of assessment. The domain was registered through an anonymous registrar, obscuring ownership details, and resolves to a shared hosting IP address with no prior history of abuse. Historical WHOIS records indicate a recent creation date, likely within the past 30 days, aligning with common phishing campaign timelines. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) has not listed the domain, and no blocklist entries exist across major threat intelligence platforms, contributing to its low initial visibility.  Despite its current offline status, phila.revenue-sc.cc remains under active investigation by security teams. The domain was taken down following internal monitoring alerts, but no public takedown request or law enforcement action has been confirmed. Users who may have interacted with the site are advised to monitor financial statements for unauthorized transactions and reset credentials for any Philadelphia-related accounts. While the immediate threat appears neutralized, the domain’s infrastructure could resurface under a different name, underscoring the need for ongoing vigilance against similar tax-themed phishing schemes.

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