# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sumsubdefend.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 15:16:58 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sumsubdefend.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 87.120.219.250 (GB, London) ASN: AS215540 GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS LLP Hosting org: Global Connectivity Solutions LLP Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: andronicus.ns.cloudflare.com, imani.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-13 Expires: 2027-05-13 Page title: SumsubVerified Solutions for Secure Web3 Identity Verification ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-08-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e035b4943f541f70ab0799f4748ca9f6916f74b8f08d131f83c222a27f0bb81c Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.sumsubdefend.live ## 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: 2026-05-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-29 09:27:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-29 07:41:00 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 16:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 12:16:41 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1245-a729-778e-bb60-7f6d1134f8eb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/769c6a9e-a067-47b5-90c5-b82206703e24 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/sumsubdefend.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sumsubdefend.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sumsubdefend.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sumsubdefend.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sumsubdefend.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-29 09:34:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, sumsubdefend.live, is actively impersonating a legitimate Web3 identity verification service to harvest sensitive user credentials and authentication tokens. Analysis indicates the site employs deceptive branding, including the page title 'SumsubVerified Solutions for Secure Web3 Identity Verification,' to lure victims into submitting personal identification documents, wallet addresses, and multi-factor authentication codes. The threat specifically targets users in decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain ecosystems, where identity verification is a common prerequisite for platform access, increasing the likelihood of successful credential compromise. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on May 13, 2026, through Global Domain Group LLC, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk registrations. The domain resolves to IP address 87.120.219.250 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, providing a false sense of security. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 security engines, indicating the domain has evaded widespread detection despite its active malicious status. No blocklist entries were identified at the time of analysis, further suggesting the campaign remains in an early or stealth phase. Users who have visited sumsubdefend.live or interacted with its content should immediately revoke any active sessions linked to Web3 wallets or identity verification services. All submitted credentials, including private keys, recovery phrases, and government-issued identification documents, must be considered compromised. Affected individuals should monitor associated accounts for unauthorized transactions and report the incident to relevant financial or blockchain platforms. Security teams are advised to block the domain and its resolving IP at the network perimeter and update detection rules to include the domain's SSL certificate thumbprint and page title patterns for proactive defense. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260629-9ED2AD Favicon MD5: 1ad16bfd84c5337aa97249817a4408be TLS cert SHA-256: e035b4943f541f70ab0799f4748ca9f6916f74b8f08d131f83c222a27f0bb81c ## 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/sumsubdefend.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sumsubdefend.live 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: 172,677 domains (12,746 alive under monitoring, 159,341 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io