# PhishDestroy threat dossier — play.staging.gg.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 22:19:06 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/play.staging.gg.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 57/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Banking Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.150.1.65 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: NameCheap, Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1.digitalocean.com", "ns2.digitalocean.com", "ns3.digitalocean.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-10-28 Page title: gg.xyz - Feeds HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-04-29 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 91b24f053622c2b117fe255eeb6c72438a630d615c0686b57f33adbc5d2d90e0 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-06 21:26:15 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-13 07:51:08 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-11 01:45:32 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c34c1-49f4-75ac-a597-d63b47b6edaf/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/566a6bcc-a37e-4ea6-baf0-65ca69f3cdb6 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/play.staging.gg.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.play.staging.gg.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=play.staging.gg.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/play.staging.gg.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/play.staging.gg.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:24:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies play.staging.gg.xyz as a low-risk phishing domain that attempted to impersonate the legitimate gg.xyz feeds page. Though currently offline, this domain was flagged due to its suspicious nature and presence on a security blocklist. Users should remain cautious as phishing sites like this aim to deceive visitors into revealing sensitive information. This phishing attempt involved a hastily created page with poor performance, suggesting it was quickly deployed to trick users. The domain resolved to a known IP and was registered recently through NameCheap, which are common traits of fraudulent sites. Visitors might have been prompted to enter credentials or personal details under the guise of accessing gg.xyz content. If you visited play.staging.gg.xyz, it is important to avoid entering any personal or login information. Run a security scan on your devices and monitor your accounts for unusual activity. Always verify URLs carefully and use trusted sources when accessing online feeds or services to minimize the risk of phishing attacks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260206-A859EE Favicon SHA-256: 0ffd0ebd538ed59ebb5af103f758fa750d94209bde2a8d63aa4c1a01354b1dbb TLS cert SHA-256: 91b24f053622c2b117fe255eeb6c72438a630d615c0686b57f33adbc5d2d90e0 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/play.staging.gg.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=play.staging.gg.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io