# PhishDestroy threat dossier — southbk.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-07 12:22:41 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/southbk.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: unknown ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/92 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.5 (US, Staten Island) ASN: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Hosting org: MIT Registrar: TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown Nameservers: ["dns1.lytehosting.com", "dns2.lytehosting.com", "dns3.lytehosting.com", "dns4.lytehosting.com"] Registered: 2026-05-10 Page title: SCCN HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-07-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ac7aa660e104a632b9e27222626bf776beb4cf816f8611e053354b8eee9803a4 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-10 18:58:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-07 11:11:59 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-13 14:12:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e129a-ef14-75e8-a0a6-3e1a7574b5e2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/southbk.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.southbk.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=southbk.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/southbk.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/southbk.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-10 18:59:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] southbk.com is currently under investigation as a high-risk fake South Korean bank phishing domain. PhishDestroy has flagged this site as actively impersonating a legitimate South Korean financial institution, specifically targeting users with a counterfeit banking interface designed to harvest login credentials and financial data. The threat is classified as a financial services impersonation phishing attack, with a risk level currently marked as 'under investigation' due to evolving lures and infrastructure. This domain was flagged after resolving to IP address 163.61.188.5 using a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which may lend a false sense of security. According to VirusTotal scanning, the domain has 0 detections out of 95 engines as of the latest analysis (seed 85b68e), meaning it remains undetected by mainstream antivirus tools. The domain was registered on August 13, 2025, through COSMOTOWN, INC., a registrar with minimal transparency and no published abuse contact protocol. This combination of recent registration, low detection rate, and financial service impersonation creates a dangerous environment for unsuspecting users seeking online banking services. To mitigate exposure to this fake South Korean bank phishing site, users should avoid interacting with southbk.com entirely. Do not enter any credentials or personal information on this domain. Use only official banking portals accessed directly from verified URLs or trusted bookmarks. Report the domain to your financial institution and local cybercrime units if you suspect exposure. Consider using a browser extension or DNS filtering service that blocks newly registered domains with low trust scores and impersonation patterns. Remain vigilant against emails or SMS messages directing you to this or similar fake banking sites. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb TLS cert SHA-256: ac7aa660e104a632b9e27222626bf776beb4cf816f8611e053354b8eee9803a4 ## 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/southbk.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=southbk.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 157,770 domains (42,445 alive under monitoring, 114,242 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io