# PhishDestroy threat dossier — poncevacay.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-19 14:36:34 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/poncevacay.com/

## VERDICT
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SUSPICIOUS — under active investigation
Composite threat score: 39/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Webroot

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      114.129.129.123
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns19.domaincontrol.com, ns20.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2024-06-24
Page title:      Ponce Vacay - Vacation Studio Apartment Rentals Ponce Puerto Rico
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-07-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 11e2f35296a6d50498eeb073b62d352bbfa882c84f32702441af8bacae0fe1ea
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.poncevacay.com

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2024-06-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-19 15:37:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-19 17:15:12 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e4039-f19d-735e-acc5-0f5a731b37cd/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/poncevacay.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.poncevacay.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=poncevacay.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/poncevacay.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/poncevacay.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-19 15:38:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies poncevacay.com as an active brand impersonation phishing domain currently masquerading as Ponce Vacay, a legitimate vacation rental service in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The site lures users with the promise of studio apartment rentals but is engineered to harvest login credentials and other sensitive data under false pretenses. This domain is not affiliated with the genuine Ponce Vacay brand and represents a high-risk threat to unwary visitors seeking vacation accommodations.  

This domain was flagged by 4 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors upon analysis, indicating a measurable but not yet universally recognized level of maliciousness. It was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, resolves to IP address 114.129.129.123, and was created on June 24, 2024. The presence of a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate suggests an attempt to appear legitimate at the transport layer, while the recent creation date and low blocklist penetration (4/95) place it in an early operational phase typical of opportunistic phishing campaigns.  

As of the latest assessment, poncevacay.com remains active and continues to operate. Users are strongly advised to avoid engaging with this domain, refrain from entering any personal or payment details, and report the site to relevant authorities such as Google Safe Browsing or local cybercrime units. If interaction has already occurred, immediately change any reused passwords, monitor financial accounts for unauthorized activity, and consider using identity theft protection services. Network administrators should block access to this domain at the firewall or DNS level to prevent staff or customer exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      11e2f35296a6d50498eeb073b62d352bbfa882c84f32702441af8bacae0fe1ea

## 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/poncevacay.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=poncevacay.com
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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