# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 01:51:21 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, desenmascara.me URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 162.245.237.212 (US, Tukwila) ASN: AS27323 Wowrack.com Hosting org: CENTRIOHOST-LLC Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ["dns1.webproserver.com", "dns2.webproserver.com"] Registered: 2026-06-06 Expires: 2027-06-06 Page title: Home - Sterling trust financial credit Union HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-04 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: aeaed42d104d41e9960ac8bb5ecca678fa52680a759e8667269a43a9ab6b25d5 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - iqinvestbroker.com - iqinvestbroker.com.sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com - www.iqinvestbroker.com.sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com ## 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: 2026-06-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-10 01:10:40 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-09 23:12:56 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-28 00:40:11 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019eaea6-e55f-71df-ba93-ee641595c0bb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/55c26ba5-febf-4a9f-870a-0576aa370c7d Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:21:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com - Credential Phishing Site This domain, sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com, is flagged as an active credential phishing site targeting financial institution credentials. Registered on June 6, 2026, through Dynadot Inc, it resolves to IP 162.245.237.212 (ASN associated with CENTRIOHOST-LLC, US). The domain is currently active, returning an HTTP 200 status and using a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (YR1). It appears on one security blocklist and is detected in two AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses. Analysis of available data indicates 17 of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal flag the domain, though the specific detection logic is not detailed in the available intelligence. The page title, 'Home - Sterling trust financial credit Union,' suggests an attempt to mimic a legitimate credit union, though no confirmed brand impersonation has been verified beyond this title. Technologies detected on the domain include Tailwind CSS, LiteSpeed, Alpine.js, jsDelivr, JivoChat, and HTTP/3, which are consistent with modern web development practices but do not provide definitive attribution to a specific phishing kit. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk for credential harvesting. Immediate actions include blocking the domain and IP at perimeter security controls, monitoring for internal connections to 162.245.237.212, and reviewing logs for any user interactions with the domain since its registration. The domain's recent creation and active status warrant continued vigilance, as phishing campaigns often evolve or shift infrastructure. No evidence currently suggests lateral movement or secondary payload delivery from this domain, but further analysis of connected infrastructure is recommended if internal access is detected. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260609-E5B995 Favicon MD5: b3ccd3d22eef0e00cbfabbbfbc417756 TLS cert SHA-256: aeaed42d104d41e9960ac8bb5ecca678fa52680a759e8667269a43a9ab6b25d5 ## 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/sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sterlingtrustfinancialcreditunion.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 208,523 domains (95,618 alive under monitoring, 111,874 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io