# PhishDestroy threat dossier — scotiaabankk.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 08:24:41 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/scotiaabankk.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 3 detections AlienVault OTX: 25 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 208.91.196.145 (NL, Lelystad) ASN: ASAS40034 CONFLUENCE-NETWORK-INC - Confluence Networks Inc, VG Hosting org: AS60781 LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns1.thednscloud.com, ns2.thednscloud.com Registered: 2025-02-18 Expires: 2027-02-18 Page title: Loading... HTTP response: 302 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-10 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 31fc74da0a15109bd298dbc79d65c11d0f5430cb06964f905d436528e2574f54 ## 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: 2025-02-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-23 14:25:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-23 12:27:54 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-14 08:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-26 06:17:44 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef470-4180-76db-a69e-39516b53d3a1/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4b1f0128-3af4-4c4c-963c-c7ed6cb1f57b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/scotiaabankk.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.scotiaabankk.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=scotiaabankk.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/scotiaabankk.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/scotiaabankk.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 11:24:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain scotiaabankk.com is identified as a high-risk banking_phishing site impersonating Scotia Bank. No specific drainer kit has been identified, but the domain is actively being used to deceive users and steal sensitive information. Analysis indicates that the domain scotiaabankk.com has a VirusTotal detection score of 15/95, suggesting that a significant number of security vendors recognize it as malicious. The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and resolves to the IP address 208.91.196.145, which is located in the Netherlands and part of the AS60781 LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V. infrastructure. The domain was created on February 18, 2025, and is currently listed on one security blocklist. It is also blocked by PhishDestroy, a known security service. The current status of scotiaabankk.com is active, posing an ongoing threat to potential victims. Immediate response actions should include blocking the domain at the network level, educating users about the risks of phishing, and advising them to verify any communications from Scotia Bank through official channels. Despite the domain being on one blocklist and flagged by 15 security vendors, the remaining risk is high, as many users may still fall victim to this sophisticated impersonation attempt. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260623-BF6407 Favicon MD5: 3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb TLS cert SHA-256: 31fc74da0a15109bd298dbc79d65c11d0f5430cb06964f905d436528e2574f54 ## 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/scotiaabankk.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=scotiaabankk.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: 178,353 domains (50,027 alive under monitoring, 128,326 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io