# PhishDestroy threat dossier — private.mudskipper.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 02:19:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/private.mudskipper.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 76/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Apple ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, Ermes, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, PhishLabs, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot URLQuery: -1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 35.77.46.234 (JP, Tokyo) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS EC2 (ap-northeast-1) Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: ns-1277.awsdns-31.org, ns-1874.awsdns-42.co.uk, ns-450.awsdns-56.com, ns-700.awsdns-23.net Registered: 2026-05-19 Expires: 2027-05-19 Page title: Apple HTTP response: 502 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-10-04 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 51e6806a8530222dac94c2c9f3286a907894e31800301f21f8019e544308539d ## 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: 2026-05-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 14:05:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 00:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f419d-3583-76eb-9373-63a7cd90ee4c/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/private.mudskipper.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.private.mudskipper.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=private.mudskipper.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/private.mudskipper.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/private.mudskipper.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 14:26:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain private.mudskipper.io is currently active and poses a high risk of brand impersonation, specifically targeting Apple. This domain is designed to deceive users into believing they are interacting with legitimate Apple services, which can lead to the compromise of personal information, financial data, and credentials. Analysis indicates that private.mudskipper.io has been flagged by 17 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, suggesting a significant level of suspicion among the cybersecurity community. The domain was registered through NAMECHEAP INC on May 19, 2026, and currently resolves to the IP address 35.77.46.234. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which is a common practice among phishing sites to appear more trustworthy. The high detection rate and recent creation date are strong indicators of a potential phishing campaign. If users have visited private.mudskipper.io, they should immediately check their Apple account for any unauthorized activity and consider changing their passwords. It is also advisable to monitor financial statements for any unusual transactions and to report the incident to Apple's security team. Users should avoid clicking on links or entering any personal information on this domain and should instead use official Apple websites and applications. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 51e6806a8530222dac94c2c9f3286a907894e31800301f21f8019e544308539d ## 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/private.mudskipper.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=private.mudskipper.io 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: 178,008 domains (49,742 alive under monitoring, 128,266 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io