# PhishDestroy threat dossier — steampoweredstatus.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-15 09:46:02 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/steampoweredstatus.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 24/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, OpenPhish, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.146.48 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu Nameservers: ["robert.ns.cloudflare.com", "rosalie.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-05-02 Page title: Sign In HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 1a6982f4462993c7510b19b73d339776ec0b24ce991c72a6e5c0e05b60bb38ef ## 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: 2026-05-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-02 15:30:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-02 12:31:48 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-15 12:19:57 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-14 06:12:08 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019de8a9-c1df-75db-a353-8a99b9390688/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/307fdc4e-522e-4b77-b419-3d83596bb7f7 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/steampoweredstatus.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.steampoweredstatus.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=steampoweredstatus.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/steampoweredstatus.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/steampoweredstatus.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-02 15:31:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies steampoweredstatus.com as an active crypto-draining phishing domain designed to mimic Steam Support login portals and siphon cryptocurrency from victims. The site is part of a broader campaign observed hijacking legitimate-looking subdomains on the steampoweredstatus.com namespace to harvest Steam credentials and private wallet keys before automatically draining connected funds. This domain was flagged by 24 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, carries a Google Safe Browsing SOCIAL_ENGINEERING classification, and appears on four independent blocklists. It resolves to IP 172.67.146.48, was registered on April 29, 2026 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu, and secured an SSL certificate via Let’s Encrypt on the same day, indicating rapid operational deployment. The campaign is currently active and propagating across gamer forums and social media under the guise of “Steam Support status updates.” Defensive actions have been coordinated with Phishunt, OpenPhish, PhishingArmy, and OISD, but the domain remains accessible via residential proxy networks and bulletproof hosting, maintaining a residual risk of continued victimization. Users are urged to verify any unexpected Steam-related links by entering the official domain manually and scanning with PhishDestroy before entering credentials or wallet connections. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260502-A1D379 Favicon MD5: 231913fdebabcbe65f4b0052372bde56 TLS cert SHA-256: 1a6982f4462993c7510b19b73d339776ec0b24ce991c72a6e5c0e05b60bb38ef ## 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/steampoweredstatus.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=steampoweredstatus.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: 149,768 domains (37,020 alive under monitoring, 112,469 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io