# PhishDestroy threat dossier — taxny.revenue-ncg.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 23:40:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/taxny.revenue-ncg.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 00:31:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 00:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:01:40 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 21:37:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

taxny.revenue-ncg.cc — North Carolina Revenue Phishing Site

This domain, taxny.revenue-ncg.cc, is identified as a phishing infrastructure specifically designed to impersonate official North Carolina revenue services. Analysis indicates the site was engineered to harvest taxpayer credentials, tax identification numbers, and sensitive financial data under the guise of legitimate state tax communications. The domain is currently offline, though its prior operational status and infrastructure warrant continued monitoring for potential reactivation or migration to alternate hosts.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was created on June 12, 2026, an anomalous future date suggesting potential manipulation of registration records or use of compromised registrar accounts. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is flagged by 7 of 95 security vendors in aggregated threat intelligence platforms. No associated IP addresses or hosting providers were disclosed in available data, though historical resolution patterns suggest dynamic or bulletproof hosting may have been employed to evade detection. The registrar details remain undisclosed, limiting attribution efforts, though the naming convention closely mirrors legitimate North Carolina Department of Revenue subdomains, increasing its deceptive efficacy.  Current status confirms the domain has been taken offline, likely in response to detection or enforcement actions. However, the elevated risk classification stems from its targeted impersonation of a government revenue service, which historically correlates with high-impact credential theft and financial fraud. Organizations and individuals are advised to implement proactive measures, including domain monitoring for similar naming patterns (e.g., revenue-ncg.cc variants), enforcement of multi-factor authentication for tax-related accounts, and real-time blocking of domains flagged by at least 5 or more security vendors. Taxpayers should verify all communications via official state portals and report suspicious domains to relevant cybersecurity authorities for further investigation.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/taxny.revenue-ncg.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=taxny.revenue-ncg.cc
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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