# PhishDestroy threat dossier — privacy-security.surge.sh ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-31 08:15:42 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/privacy-security.surge.sh/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 59/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ESET, Fortinet, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 159.203.159.100 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: ASAS14061 DIGITALOCEAN-ASN - DigitalOcean, LLC, US Hosting org: AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC Registrar: Surge.sh Nameservers: NS_NOT_FOUND Registered: 2026-06-23 Page title: Unavailable HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36 Expires: 2026-12-16 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 97b6f955e414ca95a3c57ecae57c2cba8532736157112d6cc11f56a5a790058a Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - surge.sh ## 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: 2026-06-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-23 00:16:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-31 08:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-21 03:25:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef166-95f5-7085-b8f4-829e4c492fe1/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/privacy-security.surge.sh crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.privacy-security.surge.sh Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=privacy-security.surge.sh AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/privacy-security.surge.sh URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/privacy-security.surge.sh/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 15:27:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] privacy-security.surge.sh Fake Security Alert The domain privacy-security.surge.sh is flagged as a high-risk generic_phishing threat. The domain does not impersonate a specific brand but is designed to appear as a legitimate security resource, potentially misleading users into providing sensitive information. Technical indicators reveal that the domain has a VirusTotal detection score of 4/95, indicating that some security vendors have identified it as malicious. The domain is registered through Surge.sh and resolves to the IP address 159.203.159.100, which is located in Germany and is part of the AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC network. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is currently blocked by PhishDestroy. The SSL certificate is issued by Sectigo Limited under the Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36. The creation date and Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status are not specified in the provided intelligence. The domain remains active, posing a significant risk to unsuspecting users who may be lured by the seemingly trustworthy title 'Unavailable.' Security researchers recommend that users avoid interacting with this domain and report any suspicious activity to their respective security teams. Organizations should update their security policies to include this domain in their blocklists and educate employees about the risks of phishing attacks. The remaining risk is high, as the domain could be used to distribute malware or harvest credentials. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 97b6f955e414ca95a3c57ecae57c2cba8532736157112d6cc11f56a5a790058a ## 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/privacy-security.surge.sh/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=privacy-security.surge.sh 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: 196,251 domains (84,237 alive under monitoring, 27,268 confirmed neutralized). Site: https://phishdestroy.io