# PhishDestroy threat dossier — resources.paypalgivingfund.ca ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 07:10:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/resources.paypalgivingfund.ca/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Payment Scam Targeted brand: PayPal ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/94 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 3.71.139.153 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS EC2 (eu-central-1) Registrar: MarkMonitor International Canada Ltd. Nameservers: ["dns1.p10.nsone.net", "dns2.p10.nsone.net", "dns3.p10.nsone.net", "dns4.p10.nsone.net", "ns01.glb.paypalinc.com", "ns02.glb.paypalinc.com", "ns03.glb.paypalinc.com", "ns04.glb.paypalinc.com"] Registered: 2026-03-27 Page title: Resources and News | PayPal CA ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 84db60cbc087b533a0a0522649094c334df97bdda31c8fa7fbf650464ac56edb ## 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: 2026-03-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-28 00:30:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-28 05:42:44 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 17:40:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies resources.paypalgivingfund.ca as a domain that poses a specific threat of brand impersonation, where attackers masquerade as the legitimate PayPal brand to deceive users. This domain was flagged due to its resemblance to the actual PayPal website, with a page title of Resources and News | PayPal CA, which could potentially trick users into divulging sensitive information. The investigation reveals that resources.paypalgivingfund.ca was registered through MarkMonitor International Canada Ltd. and resolves to the IP address 3.71.139.153, with a creation date of March 27, 2026. Notably, VirusTotal detected 0 out of 95 potential threats, indicating that the domain has not been flagged by most security software yet. Furthermore, it appears on 1 security blocklist, suggesting that some security systems have identified it as a potential threat. The domain is currently offline, and its SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt / E8. Users who may have visited resources.paypalgivingfund.ca should exercise caution and monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity. Since the domain impersonates PayPal, it is crucial for users to verify the authenticity of any website before entering sensitive information. Given that the domain is currently offline, it is likely that the threat has been mitigated, but users should still be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the relevant authorities. By taking these precautions, users can protect themselves from potential brand impersonation attacks and safeguard their personal and financial information. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 84db60cbc087b533a0a0522649094c334df97bdda31c8fa7fbf650464ac56edb ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/resources.paypalgivingfund.ca/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=resources.paypalgivingfund.ca 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,677 domains (13,093 alive under monitoring, 158,994 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io