# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sanctum-update.live
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Fetched:   2026-07-01 14:13:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sanctum-update.live/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 54/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.156.52 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     ["luciana.ns.cloudflare.com", "maciej.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-01

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: d1383fe2855e069b4dc56d320cb3d6a8f0ef95c195f5cb13ba8ff2a6c65bc09a

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-05-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-01 19:30:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-01 12:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-12 02:52:38 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:05:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a significant threat as it is specifically designed to steal user credentials through a fake login portal, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The evidence against sanctum-update.live is substantial, with 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging it, and it was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on May 01, 2026, and has appeared on 1 security blocklist. 

 The fact that it has been taken offline suggests that the threat it posed was recognized, but users who may have visited the site before it was taken down should be cautious and monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity, and consider changing their passwords as a precautionary measure to prevent any potential damage. 

 PhishDestroy identifies sanctum-update.live as a credential phishing site with an elevated risk level, and users who have interacted with this domain should verify their account safety and security on PhishDestroy to ensure they have not fallen victim to this scam, using the unique seed e9a1f8 to track and analyze the threat.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb
TLS cert SHA-256:      d1383fe2855e069b4dc56d320cb3d6a8f0ef95c195f5cb13ba8ff2a6c65bc09a

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sanctum-update.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sanctum-update.live
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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