# PhishDestroy threat dossier — refund-hub.online ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 08:30:37 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/refund-hub.online/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 64.29.17.65 (US, Walnut) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: Vercel, Inc Registrar: Name.com, Inc. Nameservers: ns1.vercel-dns.com, ns2.vercel-dns.com Registered: 2026-07-10 Expires: 2027-07-10 Page title: QuickRefund Hub - Tax Refund Workflow Platform ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-10-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: cc5ec23c1a4a774491e2116cbb318ba576487638b4b883c2a3509ecf122094b6 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-12 13:40:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-12 21:02:00 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 08:20:25 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f5620-1cdb-7345-882f-c1e2244b5165/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/75aa9807-c8a6-4734-9592-5c9683d5ecd8 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/refund-hub.online crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.refund-hub.online Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=refund-hub.online AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/refund-hub.online URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/refund-hub.online/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 17:21:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] refund-hub.online — Phishing Investigation Report The domain refund-hub.online has been identified as a high-risk phishing platform. Analysis indicates that the domain resolves to the IP address 64.29.17.65 and is currently active, posing a significant threat to users who may be lured into believing it is a legitimate tax refund workflow platform. The page title 'QuickRefund Hub - Tax Refund Workflow Platform' suggests an attempt to mimic a trusted service, which is a common tactic in phishing campaigns. The domain was registered through Name.com, Inc. on July 10, 2026, and utilizes technologies such as Vercel and HSTS, which can be used to enhance the credibility and security of a website, but in this case, are being misused to mask malicious intent. Additionally, the domain is protected by a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which further adds to the deceptive appearance of the site. Despite these technical elements, the domain appears on three security blocklists and has been flagged by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a high level of suspicion among the security community. AlienVault OTX has also listed the domain in two threat intelligence pulses, further corroborating the risk. Defenders should take immediate action to block this domain and educate users about the dangers of unsolicited tax refund offers. The use of Vercel and HSTS, combined with the domain's presence on multiple blocklists, suggests that the operators are sophisticated and may have the capability to adapt and persist in their phishing efforts. Organizations should monitor network traffic for connections to this IP and domain, and consider deploying additional layers of security, such as enhanced email filtering and user training, to mitigate the risk of credential theft and financial loss. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260712-EAEAE4 Favicon MD5: 09467463f5e3130d0325c3046f3ed142 TLS cert SHA-256: cc5ec23c1a4a774491e2116cbb318ba576487638b4b883c2a3509ecf122094b6 ## 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/refund-hub.online/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=refund-hub.online 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: 187,759 domains (57,336 alive under monitoring, 128,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io