# PhishDestroy threat dossier — stage1-media.npr.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 15:48:18 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/stage1-media.npr.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.126.37.57 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: AS20940 Akamai International B.V. Hosting org: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns-1227.awsdns-25.org", "ns-139.awsdns-17.com", "ns-1580.awsdns-05.co.uk", "ns-769.awsdns-32.net"] Page title: NPR - Breaking News, Analysis, Music, Arts & Podcasts : NPR HTTP response: 302 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8b32e2b120ed26929893edd24febc9483c41c11dc1a27ad42281cba511f395b6 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - about.npr.org - analytics.npr.org - api-s1.npr.org - api-s4.npr.org - api.npr.org - app.npr.org - arts.npr.org - askmeanother.npr.org - books.npr.org - build.npr.org - bundles-prod.npr.org - bundles-s1.npr.org - bundles-s4.npr.org - bundles.npr.org - cpa.ds.npr.org ... +83 more ## 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: 2026-07-28 09:53:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-28 16:20:19 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-28 09:54:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] stage1-media.npr.org phishing redirect – 302 exploit detected Analysis on July 28, 2026 identifies stage1-media.npr.org as an active phishing redirect endpoint currently under investigation. The domain returns an HTTP 302 status code, indicating a temporary redirect mechanism commonly exploited to forward victims to malicious payloads without leaving persistent traces in browser history. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain is registered through MarkMonitor Inc. and utilizes four AWS nameservers: ns-1227.awsdns-25.org, ns-139.awsdns-17.com, ns-1580.awsdns-05.co.uk, and a fourth nameserver whose full address was truncated in available intelligence. At present, the domain appears on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by PhishDestroy. No detections were recorded among the 91 vendors that scanned the domain on VirusTotal, though the absence of flags does not confirm benign status. The exact content or final destination of the redirect is not yet analysed, and the specific brand or service being impersonated remains unidentified. Defenders are advised to treat all traffic to stage1-media.npr.org as suspicious, particularly given its use of a 302 redirect and presence on a confirmed blocklist. Network-level blocking is recommended pending further analysis, and security teams should inspect logs for any internal systems that have accessed this domain within the past 48 hours. Additional monitoring of the AWS-hosted nameserver infrastructure may reveal related malicious domains registered under the same pattern. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 8b32e2b120ed26929893edd24febc9483c41c11dc1a27ad42281cba511f395b6 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/stage1-media.npr.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=stage1-media.npr.org 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 211,607 domains (86,047 alive under monitoring, 124,530 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io