# PhishDestroy threat dossier — privacy-x.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 13:11:27 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/privacy-x.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Social Media Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: G-Data, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.0.227 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Nerd Names, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.afternic.com", "ns2.afternic.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      privacy-x.com

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com, Inc. / Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2
Expires:    2026-07-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e290e861a0810dad0cb3689c9ce898ab654b2763b25271b80acb98867d604e31

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:19:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:50:18 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0198ec96-e05b-72d3-8748-6aff44f397d7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/privacy-x.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.privacy-x.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=privacy-x.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/privacy-x.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/privacy-x.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:24:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies privacy-x.com as an active domain associated with generic phishing risks. While the overall threat level is low, the domain appears on multiple security blocklists, indicating potential malicious activity. Users encountering this site should remain cautious because phishing attempts can lead to compromised personal information or unauthorized access to sensitive accounts.

This phishing operates by mimicking legitimate web pages to deceive visitors into submitting confidential data such as login credentials or payment details. Although only a small number of security vendors have flagged privacy-x.com, its low trust score and presence on blocklists suggest the domain could be used to trick users through fraudulent means. The domain was registered recently and resolves to an IP address linked to hosting providers often abused by threat actors.

If you have visited privacy-x.com, avoid entering any personal or financial information and consider running a security scan on your device. Change any passwords that might have been shared when visiting this domain and monitor your accounts for suspicious activity. To stay safe, always verify website URLs carefully and rely on trusted sources before interacting with unfamiliar domains.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9d99a2372bbd5b28ef4b2eaecac8c805
TLS cert SHA-256:      e290e861a0810dad0cb3689c9ce898ab654b2763b25271b80acb98867d604e31

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