# PhishDestroy threat dossier — podcasts.npr.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 15:01:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/podcasts.npr.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 2.16.204.4 (DE, Hamburg) ASN: AS20940 Akamai International B.V. Hosting org: Akamai Technologies Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns-1227.awsdns-25.org", "ns-139.awsdns-17.com", "ns-1580.awsdns-05.co.uk", "ns-769.awsdns-32.net"] Page title: NPR Podcasts & Shows : NPR HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8b32e2b120ed26929893edd24febc9483c41c11dc1a27ad42281cba511f395b6 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - about.npr.org - analytics.npr.org - api-s1.npr.org - api-s4.npr.org - api.npr.org - app.npr.org - arts.npr.org - askmeanother.npr.org - books.npr.org - build.npr.org - bundles-prod.npr.org - bundles-s1.npr.org - bundles-s4.npr.org - bundles.npr.org - cpa.ds.npr.org ... +83 more ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-27 20:23:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-29 16:20:24 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 20:24:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] podcasts.npr.org — Generic Phishing Investigation Analysis of podcasts.npr.org as of July 27, 2026 shows the domain remains active and is classified as a generic phishing infrastructure. The domain is listed on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service, indicating that at least one threat‑intelligence feed has identified malicious use. HTTP requests to the host receive a 301 Moved Permanently response, suggesting a redirection mechanism that may be employed to forward victims to a credential‑harvesting site or to obscure the final landing page. Registration data reveals the domain was acquired through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly associated with high‑value brand domains, which underscores the potential for abuse of legitimate‑looking namespaces. DNS resolution is handled by Amazon Route 53, as evidenced by the nameservers ns-1227.awsdns-25.org, ns-139.awsdns-17.com, and ns-1580.awsdns-05.co.uk; the fourth nameserver entry is truncated in the source data. VirusTotal scanned the domain with 91 antivirus and URL‑reputation engines and reported no detections at the time of analysis, a result that should not be interpreted as an indication of safety given the active blocklist entry. The risk level is marked “under investigation,” reflecting that while concrete malicious payloads have not yet been publicly disclosed, the presence on a phishing‑specific blocklist warrants caution. Defenders should consider adding podcasts.npr.org to denylists for web traffic and email filtering, monitor its DNS records for changes, and enable URL‑reputation checks that incorporate the PhishDestroy feed. Continued observation is recommended to detect any shift in hosting, payload delivery, or new detections from additional scanning services. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 8b32e2b120ed26929893edd24febc9483c41c11dc1a27ad42281cba511f395b6 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/podcasts.npr.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=podcasts.npr.org 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,484 domains (83,251 alive under monitoring, 109,716 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io