# PhishDestroy threat dossier — secure-connection.name.ng ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-17 02:37:11 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/secure-connection.name.ng/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 13/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, MalwareURL, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registered: 2026-02-21 HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: WE1 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-24 07:40:30 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-04-11 11:24:24 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019bb718-7469-730f-b562-c3c12f5238ee/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/secure-connection.name.ng crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.secure-connection.name.ng Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=secure-connection.name.ng AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/secure-connection.name.ng URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/secure-connection.name.ng/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 00:40:00 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-connection.name.ng as a high-risk credential phishing domain designed to harvest sensitive user credentials. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and has been actively flagged for malicious activity targeting unsuspecting users through deceptive means. Given the sophisticated approach employed, this site posed an immediate threat to user security and privacy. The domain appeared in one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse and was listed on a recognized security blocklist. Scan data from VirusTotal indicated that 17 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, underscoring its malicious nature. The domain’s infrastructure shows characteristics typical of credential phishing operations, including domain naming designed to suggest a secure connection, thus misleading users into submitting sensitive data. Currently, secure-connection.name.ng has been taken offline, mitigating the immediate risk posed by this domain. PhishDestroy recommends continuous monitoring of similar domains and advises users to remain cautious when encountering suspicious URLs that imitate trusted services. Organizations should ensure their security solutions are updated and educate users about phishing tactics to reduce the risk of credential compromise. ## 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/secure-connection.name.ng/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=secure-connection.name.ng 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: 150,441 domains (27,106 alive under monitoring, 122,723 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io