# PhishDestroy threat dossier — s3.dualstack.us-east-2.amazonaws.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 14:19:03 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/s3.dualstack.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs Composite threat score: 48/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: AILabs (MONITORAPP), Gridinsoft, URLQuery Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 3.5.131.150 (US, Dublin) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS EC2 (us-east-2) Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns-1321.awsdns-37.org", "ns-1670.awsdns-16.co.uk", "ns-27.awsdns-03.com", "ns-967.awsdns-56.net"] Page title: Cloud Object Storage – Amazon S3 – Amazon Web Services HTTP response: 307 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Amazon / Amazon RSA 2048 M01 Expires: 2027-01-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 42d0e2214bc93088f597c9bd04e32c89b62a4d364987b673e961347833a12879 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - s3-control.dualstack.us-east-2.amazonaws.com - s3-control.us-east-2.amazonaws.com - s3-deprecated.us-east-2.amazonaws.com - s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com - s3.amazonaws.com - s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.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: 2026-07-28 04:13:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-28 12:56:23 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-28 04:16:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] s3.dualstack.us-east-2.amazonaws.com Amazon S3 Spoof Analysis on July 28, 2026 shows that the domain s3.dualstack.us-east-2.amazonaws.com resolves to the IP address 3.5.131.150 and returns an HTTP 307 temporary redirect response. The domain is registered through MarkMonitor Inc. and is served by the authoritative name servers ns-1321.awsdns-37.org, ns-1670.awsdns-16.co.uk, ns-27.awsdns-03.com, and an additional AWS DNS server listed in the partial record. The page title reported by the endpoint is "Cloud Object Storage – Amazon S3 – Amazon Web Services," indicating an attempt to mimic official Amazon S3 infrastructure. VirusTotal scans have recorded three detections out of ninety‑one security vendors, suggesting that a minority of AV engines have identified malicious characteristics. The domain appears on one external security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy feed, confirming its inclusion in known phishing mitigation lists. Current intelligence does not reveal the specific payload or credential‑harvesting page content; the only observable attribute is the deceptive title and redirection behavior. Defenders should enforce DNS filtering to deny resolution of this fully qualified domain name, incorporate the IP address 3.5.131.150 into network‑level blocklists, and monitor for outbound connections that match the HTTP 307 pattern. Continuous re‑scanning of the host on VirusTotal or similar multi‑engine platforms is advised to capture any evolution in detection coverage. Given the high risk rating and active status, organizations handling AWS credentials should treat any traffic to this endpoint as suspicious and apply strict authentication controls. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 42d0e2214bc93088f597c9bd04e32c89b62a4d364987b673e961347833a12879 ## 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/s3.dualstack.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=s3.dualstack.us-east-2.amazonaws.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: 211,155 domains (85,595 alive under monitoring, 124,530 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io