# PhishDestroy threat dossier — picpays.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 23:29:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/picpays.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      13.248.169.48 (US, Seattle)
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GMO Internet, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns5.afternic.com, ns6.afternic.com, verification-gakbzzzqmt6gkcplw4efpp.ns101.verify.hn
Registered:      2026-06-14
Expires:         2027-06-14

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Expires:    2026-12-30
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: faee615bf6769fe43d0e597be731d5ee7ca8429da02f434c1c8fde2e7d9c67bb

## 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: 2026-06-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-15 13:37:40 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-17 17:01:46 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 00:20:43 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-16 00:40:13 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ecb11-f0b8-745a-b6ea-22c1d1e1e71d/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/e45827ec-2bf7-489d-9570-8c7d73099282
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/picpays.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.picpays.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=picpays.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/picpays.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/picpays.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:37:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified picpays.xyz as an elevated-risk domain engaged in generic phishing operations. This domain was registered on June 14, 2026, through GMO Internet, Inc., and was actively serving phishing content before being taken offline. The site used an SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy.com, which may have given it a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting visitors.

Technical analysis reveals several concerning indicators. VirusTotal data shows that 3 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain as malicious. It was found in one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse and appears on one security blocklist. The domain resolves to IP address 13.248.169.48. These data points collectively reinforce the assessment that picpays.xyz was a confirmed phishing site designed to steal user credentials or personal information.

Users should remain vigilant and avoid interacting with any content associated with picpays.xyz. If any credentials were entered on this site, they should be changed immediately and enable multi-factor authentication on affected accounts. Monitoring financial statements and credit reports for suspicious activity is also recommended. PhishDestroy advises blocking this domain at the network level and educating users about recognizing phishing attempts, particularly those that mimic legitimate payment services.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260617-DB2B45
Favicon MD5:       4a7e55b0832c5006649941d3f09c8bed
TLS cert SHA-256:      faee615bf6769fe43d0e597be731d5ee7ca8429da02f434c1c8fde2e7d9c67bb

## 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 (volunteer 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/picpays.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=picpays.xyz
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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