# PhishDestroy threat dossier — t-mobile.ybtaq.icu
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 20:21:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/t-mobile.ybtaq.icu/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 29 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: tech_support
Targeted brand: apple (and: facebook, google, instagram, t-mobile)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, CRDF, ESET, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.216.95 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      T-Mobile Tuesdays - Get Free Stuff & Great Deals | T-Mobile

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-18 13:01:51 UTC (STALE — 29 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-08 16:30:07 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 29 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 29 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b90d3-8832-70ce-bce5-9ca9c23e062e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/t-mobile.ybtaq.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.t-mobile.ybtaq.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=t-mobile.ybtaq.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/t-mobile.ybtaq.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/t-mobile.ybtaq.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:00:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies t-mobile.ybtaq.icu as a high-risk generic phishing domain targeting users by impersonating the popular T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion. The domain seeks to deceive victims into revealing sensitive information by mimicking T-Mobile branding and offers.

This domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and currently remains active. It resolves to IP address 172.67.216.95 and is listed on one security blocklist. VirusTotal analysis shows that 11 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious, indicating credible suspicion of phishing activity. The use of a convincing page title further supports its intent to lure users.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with t-mobile.ybtaq.icu and to verify official T-Mobile communications through legitimate channels. PhishDestroy recommends employing updated endpoint protection and browser filters to block access. Monitoring this domain's status is important as it remains active in the wild, posing ongoing risk to unsuspecting users.

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/t-mobile.ybtaq.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=t-mobile.ybtaq.icu
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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