# PhishDestroy threat dossier — specterlink.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-08-01 11:04:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/specterlink.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.27.199 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     elle.ns.cloudflare.com, miguel.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-11
Expires:         2027-06-11
Page title:      404 Not Found
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-09
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 96a307ecac3556f49d192a2c9dd34fd0b692b30f885f18fd2605dbe987931ed2

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-17 11:17:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-17 10:01:38 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-08-01 12:20:39 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-21 03:52:07 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f6f5c-306f-71fd-a475-3b631e656de0/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/2fe3635a-033d-41d1-9dd7-a301937f4172
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/specterlink.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.specterlink.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=specterlink.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/specterlink.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/specterlink.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-17 11:20:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

specterlink.xyz credential harvesting campaign observed

Analysis indicates that specterlink.xyz was registered on June 11 2026 through Dynadot Inc and is currently hosted on the IP address 104.21.27.199. The domain resolves using Cloudflare’s authoritative nameservers elle.ns.cloudflare.com and miguel.ns.cloudflare.com, which is consistent with many short‑lived phishing infrastructures. The domain is classified as a generic phishing site and remains active as of the report date, July 17 2026. No public payload or landing page has been captured, and VirusTotal has not reported any detections, but the absence of detections does not imply safety. The short registration window and immediate activation suggest a purpose‑built campaign, likely aimed at credential collection. Because the site’s content has not been publicly disclosed, the exact lure and target audience remain unknown. Defenders should consider adding the domain to blocklists, enforce outbound DNS filtering for the IP 104.21.27.199, and monitor for any related C2 traffic. Continuous observation of the Cloudflare nameservers for future sub‑domain changes is advised, as attackers frequently pivot on the same resolver infrastructure. Until further forensic evidence is available, the domain should be treated as high‑risk for credential harvesting.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260717-5A9C11
TLS cert SHA-256:      96a307ecac3556f49d192a2c9dd34fd0b692b30f885f18fd2605dbe987931ed2

## 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 (operator 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/specterlink.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=specterlink.xyz
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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