# PhishDestroy threat dossier — secure.current-news-alerts.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-17 21:11:32 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/secure.current-news-alerts.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 96/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.194.247.17 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Registrar:       MarkMonitor Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns-1523.awsdns-62.org", "ns-2035.awsdns-62.co.uk", "ns-443.awsdns-55.com", "ns-622.awsdns-13.net"]
Registered:      2026-05-02

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 13439928b17849a476b8fe35ceb0580996c0ca44ac1845c8352f5673380016a7
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - current-news-alerts.com

## 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: 2026-05-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-02 17:30:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-17 20:27:05 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-02 22:54:54 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-09 07:52:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview  
secure.current-news-alerts.com is a confirmed phishing/scam domain that is currently down. It does not impersonate any specific brand and is categorized as a generic scam operation.

Risk Indicators  
- 15 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious  
- The domain is listed on 2 public blocklists  
- The domain is not flagged by Google Safe Browsing  
- The threat score is 95/100, indicating a critical risk level  
- The domain was created on 2026-05-02  

Technical Details  
- Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.  
- Hosting IP: 34.194.247.17  
- VirusTotal: 15 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain as malicious  

Recommendations  
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform  
- Monitor for any attempts to re-establish the domain or similar variants  
- Educate users about the risks of phishing scams and how to identify them

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb
TLS cert SHA-256:      13439928b17849a476b8fe35ceb0580996c0ca44ac1845c8352f5673380016a7

## 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.current-news-alerts.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=secure.current-news-alerts.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

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