# PhishDestroy threat dossier — secure-account.cloud
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Fetched:   2026-05-16 02:14:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/secure-account.cloud/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: icloud

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      iCloud

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 01:41:04 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-22 00:26:28 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b891a-791b-75dd-afe3-38c06bac22c5/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/secure-account.cloud
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.secure-account.cloud
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=secure-account.cloud
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/secure-account.cloud
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/secure-account.cloud/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:08:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies secure-account.cloud as an active high-risk brand impersonation domain targeting Apple users. The domain mimics Apple’s iCloud branding to deceive victims into divulging sensitive information, posing a significant threat to personal and corporate security. This kind of impersonation is a common tactic to facilitate credential theft and fraud.

The domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. It appears in two AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses and is listed on one security blocklist, indicating ongoing malicious activity. VirusTotal flags it by 16 out of 95 security vendors, confirming its suspicious nature. The domain’s page title, "iCloud," further reinforces its intent to impersonate Apple’s legitimate services.

Users and organizations should avoid clicking on links or providing any personal information on secure-account.cloud. It is recommended to implement domain blocking and educate users about phishing risks related to brand impersonation. Continuous monitoring of similar domains and updating email filters can help prevent credential compromise and protect digital assets.

## 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/secure-account.cloud/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=secure-account.cloud
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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