# PhishDestroy threat dossier — secure.americanexpress-security.shop ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 19:06:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/secure.americanexpress-security.shop/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 42 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 99/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing Targeted brand: american express ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 21/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: NS_NOT_FOUND Page title: American Express Login ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-11-29 15:12:02 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-13 07:52:05 UTC (STALE — 42 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 42 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 42 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ad02b-788b-715f-ae1e-639bc849c8e8/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/secure.americanexpress-security.shop crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.secure.americanexpress-security.shop Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=secure.americanexpress-security.shop AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/secure.americanexpress-security.shop URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/secure.americanexpress-security.shop/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-18 23:54:37 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.americanexpress-security.shop as a high-risk phishing domain impersonating American Express. Classified under brand impersonation, it mimics the official login page to deceive users. The domain was registered through Cloudflare, Inc., indicating possible use of privacy or protection services. Technical indicators include resolution to IP 216.198.79.1 and detection on one security blocklist. VirusTotal analysis flags this domain by 21 out of 95 vendors, confirming its malicious nature. The page title 'American Express Login' is consistent with credential harvesting attempts. Currently, secure.americanexpress-security.shop is offline, reflecting a successful takedown or suspension. Users are advised to remain vigilant against similar domains and avoid submitting sensitive information on suspicious American Express sites. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 5ec879a6723369fedc06b1be06b20b43ede0cccd4d21f83877f7f46ec0aaffd6 ## 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.americanexpress-security.shop/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=secure.americanexpress-security.shop 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: 152,979 domains (39,224 alive under monitoring, 113,369 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io