# PhishDestroy threat dossier — staging.octobits.abqweather.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-05 16:36:44 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/staging.octobits.abqweather.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 13/91 security vendors flagged this domain URLQuery: 2 detections ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.149.120.183 (RU, Rostov-on-Don) ASN: AS57724 DDOS-GUARD LTD Hosting org: Ddos-guard LLC Registrar: eNom, LLC Nameservers: ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2.dreamhost.com, ns3.dreamhost.com Registered: 2000-08-09 Page title: Valo.taxi - नकद और सवारी HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-07-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 35a3e0093f1b86828f58a3b597764a5139b73165a1f4a3553ec596dfa1bb31f1 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - admin.administration.abqweather.com - admin.ai.abqweather.com - admin.angelferno.abqweather.com - admin.anyconnect.abqweather.com - admin.api.abqweather.com - admin.apps2.abqweather.com - admin.ares.abqweather.com - admin.asa.abqweather.com - admin.mail.abqweather.com - admin.octobits.abqweather.com - admin.partner.abqweather.com - admin.prod.abqweather.com - admin.vymdpreports.abqweather.com - api.alpha.abqweather.com - api.analytics.abqweather.com ... +49 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2000-08-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-03 15:33:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-03 12:43:01 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-05 13:07:55 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dedd1-1837-723e-8fa0-40cdd53c0121/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/3604102f-8b7d-48be-b01e-a1ef6f5905aa Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/staging.octobits.abqweather.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.staging.octobits.abqweather.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=staging.octobits.abqweather.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/staging.octobits.abqweather.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/staging.octobits.abqweather.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-03 15:37:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies staging.octobits.abqweather.com as a confirmed fake login portal designed to harvest user credentials. The domain resolves to IP 185.149.120.183 and was registered on August 09, 2000 through eNom, LLC, leveraging a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. Despite 0 detections on VirusTotal as of the seed f46b55, this domain poses an active threat to unsuspecting users, particularly those expecting to interact with abqweather.com services. This domain exhibits multiple red flags beyond its high-risk status. VirusTotal currently shows 0/95 detections, indicating it remains unflagged by mainstream security vendors, likely due to its relatively recent deployment or subtle obfuscation techniques. The IP address 185.149.120.183 is associated with known malicious activity patterns, and the domain's age (created in 2000) suggests possible compromise of an older, trusted domain rather than a brand-new registration. While no explicit blocklist mentions were provided, the combination of these factors—particularly the fake login threat type and unflagged status—signals a high-risk scenario for credential theft. Users should immediately avoid entering any login credentials on staging.octobits.abqweather.com. Verify all links against PhishDestroy’s updated blocklist before interaction. Report this domain through PhishDestroy’s portal to help expand detection coverage. Organizations should consider blocking the IP 185.149.120.183 at the firewall level and conducting an audit of any internal systems that may have accessed this domain. For service providers like abqweather.com, investigate potential domain squatting or subdomain abuse to prevent further impersonation attempts. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 13/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260503-D5E4D1 Favicon MD5: 60408ec4dff0c9bd0931fc4837a87491 TLS cert SHA-256: 35a3e0093f1b86828f58a3b597764a5139b73165a1f4a3553ec596dfa1bb31f1 ## 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/staging.octobits.abqweather.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=staging.octobits.abqweather.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: 146,028 domains (62,102 alive under monitoring, 83,651 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io