# PhishDestroy threat dossier — plaza.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-07 09:22:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/plaza.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 49/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Seclookup, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.26.4.107 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ["glen.ns.cloudflare.com", "june.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-05-14 Page title: Plaza Finance ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3976ad8a1a459aaa318db84437436f2389a7f121e69ddb1c172a08e208fc1a9f ## 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: 2026-02-10 21:26:59 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-16 18:04:25 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/019c4954-4ee8-769f-93c1-4de59ba1eb9b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/015008fd-3816-4ac5-aeff-ba45b7bccd27 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/plaza.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.plaza.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=plaza.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/plaza.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/plaza.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 05:23:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has classified plaza.finance as a generic phishing domain. The site presented itself under the title "Plaza Finance," aiming to deceive users potentially seeking financial services. Given its creation date in early 2026, it is a relatively new threat in the phishing landscape, warranting attention from cybersecurity teams. Technical analysis reveals that plaza.finance was registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC and resolved to IP address 104.26.4.107. Despite a low Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100, the domain was flagged on one security blocklist and detected by 4 out of 95 VirusTotal scanners. These indicators together suggest a moderate level of malicious activity consistent with phishing operations. Currently, plaza.finance has been taken offline, effectively neutralizing its immediate threat. Security professionals should remain vigilant for potential related domains or infrastructure reuse. PhishDestroy recommends monitoring and blocking this domain to prevent any residual phishing attempts associated with this entity, identified by seed c3fa46. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/93 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260210-5DDD09 Favicon MD5: de5eb0e363df62d4a0a2c7a65f336cc7 TLS cert SHA-256: 3976ad8a1a459aaa318db84437436f2389a7f121e69ddb1c172a08e208fc1a9f ## 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/plaza.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=plaza.finance 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: 158,710 domains (42,716 alive under monitoring, 114,971 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io