# PhishDestroy threat dossier — secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-18 17:37:18 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs Composite threat score: 55/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/95 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 66.241.125.240 Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com Registered: 2025-10-02 Page title: Circle Admin ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d3436add89e19e8e10294a2d6d2de507155910790b3a2da09b2b58a7920ed687 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-10-02 (per WHOIS — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-18 15:42:50 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-18 12:48:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-18 19:50:08 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019da09b-3c2d-776f-9a0d-1eacf1ef59e7/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ee8577f0-8e5d-443d-b2c8-ad8aad039136 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy identifies the domain secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org as a credential theft page impersonating the Circle Admin portal. This domain remains active and was created on October 02, 2025 through NAMECHEAP INC. Currently, it is not flagged by any of the 95 VirusTotal scanning vendors and resolves to IP address 66.241.125.240. The page title displayed is Circle Admin and it holds a valid Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, suggesting an attempt to appear legitimate. Despite zero detections on VirusTotal, this domain has been placed under active investigation due to strong indicators of credential theft behavior. The hosting infrastructure and registration details—including the recent creation date and use of a free SSL certificate—are typical of short-lived phishing operations designed to harvest user login details. Users are strongly advised to avoid accessing this domain or entering any credentials. Organizations should block this domain at the network level and update their threat intelligence feeds accordingly. Report any accidental exposure to your security team immediately and consider rotating exposed credentials using a secure, offline process. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260418-758E37 TLS cert SHA-256: d3436add89e19e8e10294a2d6d2de507155910790b3a2da09b2b58a7920ed687 ## 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/secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=secret.tunnel.thecircleplatform.org 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io