# PhishDestroy threat dossier — republictrustbn.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 01:58:32 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/republictrustbn.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.7 (US, Staten Island) ASN: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Hosting org: MIT Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: ["dns1.lytehosting.com", "dns2.lytehosting.com", "dns3.lytehosting.com", "dns4.lytehosting.com"] Page title: Republic Trust Bank HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-13 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ebf84d631d0e4d624d9c4266a0fc0bff14a2e9a1b8523ce2f1e9e5adf7580534 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - elmsbridgetrustbank.com - elmsbridgetrustbank.com.republictrustbn.com - www.elmsbridgetrustbank.com.republictrustbn.com ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-19 12:38:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-22 00:21:52 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-20 00:53:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is republictrustbn.com a Fake Republic Trust Bank Phishing Site? Analysis indicates that republictrustbn.com is an active phishing domain targeting users of Republic Trust Bank. The domain was registered through Global Domain Group LLC and currently resolves to IP address 163.61.188.7, hosted in the United States under an MIT-associated network. The page title explicitly presents itself as 'Republic Trust Bank,' suggesting an intent to impersonate the legitimate financial institution. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain uses four nameservers (dns1.lytehosting.com through dns4.lytehosting.com) and has a single MX record pointing to itself, a configuration often observed in credential-harvesting campaigns. The domain is flagged by 17 of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in two AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses, confirming detection by multiple independent sources. It is also listed on one security blocklist and is actively blocked by PhishDestroy. The SSL certificate, issued by Let's Encrypt (YR1), does not mitigate the risk, as phishing sites commonly use valid certificates to appear legitimate. As of July 19, 2026, the domain remains active with an HTTP 200 status, indicating ongoing malicious operations. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk and implement blocking at the DNS, proxy, or firewall level. No evidence currently confirms the specific phishing kit or exact user interaction flow, but the combination of brand impersonation, MX self-hosting, and multi-source detection strongly supports classification as a credential-theft operation. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b71a167b91d3937b95eeac9c063fa8c0 TLS cert SHA-256: ebf84d631d0e4d624d9c4266a0fc0bff14a2e9a1b8523ce2f1e9e5adf7580534 ## 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/republictrustbn.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=republictrustbn.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 187,720 domains (57,297 alive under monitoring, 128,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io