# PhishDestroy threat dossier — santander.es-lineasegura.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-25 13:01:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/santander.es-lineasegura.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (Linea)
Targeted brand: Linea (and: phantom, santander)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      23.132.164.93 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS60223 NETIFACE-AS Netiface Limited, GB
Hosting org:     AS60223 Netiface
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     1-you.njalla.no, 2-can.njalla.in, 3-get.njalla.fo
Registered:      2025-12-05
Page title:      Banco Santander - Alerta de Seguridad Crítica
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-12-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-08 18:48:54 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-16 06:06:05 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-28 03:44:11 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019aff4a-ece6-759f-b465-0605fd8deed3/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/santander.es-lineasegura.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.santander.es-lineasegura.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=santander.es-lineasegura.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/santander.es-lineasegura.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/santander.es-lineasegura.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:14:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies santander.es-lineasegura.com as a high-risk phishing domain impersonating the Linea brand, using a deceptive page titled "Banco Santander - Alerta de Seguridad Crítica" to lure victims. The campaign aimed to trick users into believing they were interacting with a legitimate security alert from Banco Santander, increasing the likelihood of credential theft or malware infection.

The domain was registered on December 5, 2025, via TUCOWS DOMAINS, INC., and resolved to the IP address 23.132.164.93. It was flagged by 20 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appeared on four separate security blocklists, indicating widespread detection by cybersecurity tools. Despite its malicious intent, the domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk but still warranting caution.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with any communications referencing santander.es-lineasegura.com or similar URLs. Always verify URLs directly through official bank websites and never provide personal or financial information in response to unsolicited alerts. Employ updated security software and remain vigilant against brand impersonation attempts to protect sensitive data from phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       f643d6fe7e679f9de3e16311600c5ef5cd6b098f7a3a8828fcc29255d2b33e62

## 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/santander.es-lineasegura.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=santander.es-lineasegura.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

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