# PhishDestroy threat dossier — telegram-start.online ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 13:52:25 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/telegram-start.online/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: social_media Targeted brand: telegram (and: twitter) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/95 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 2001:67c:4e8:f004::9 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: ASAS62041 Telegram Telegram Messenger Inc, VG Hosting org: AS62041 Telegram Messenger Inc Registrar: REGRU-RU Nameservers: daniella.ns.cloudflare.com, skip.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-06-24 Expires: 2026-06-24 Page title: Telegram Messenger ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-03-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e1524a675ec94423924dad1435134a8185b961b23e6b7c1a304fef3ef7170f83 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - starllnk.online - starllnk.ru - support-telegramn.online - tekegramload.online - telegraamm.online - telegramauthh.online - telegramauto.online - telegramlogg.online - telegramlogging.online - telegrammautch.online - telegramn.info - telegramn.pro - telegramnlogin.online - telegramsecurity.online - telegramtec.online ... +2 more ## 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: 2025-06-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-08-29 05:24:45 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-21 12:20:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 15:29:31 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0198f4ed-c4f7-7569-a98e-f6d3ade9733d/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/telegram-start.online crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.telegram-start.online Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=telegram-start.online AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/telegram-start.online URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/telegram-start.online/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 18:35:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies telegram-start.online as a high-risk domain due to its brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting the Telegram brand. This threat type is particularly concerning as it can lead to users unknowingly revealing sensitive information to malicious actors. The domain telegram-start.online was flagged by 8 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, and its registration was facilitated by REGRU-RU, with an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, specifically R12. Furthermore, this domain resolves to the IP address 2001:67c:4e8:f004::9 and was created on June 24, 2025. It also appears on 1 security blocklist, highlighting the severity of the threat it poses. To mitigate the risks associated with brand impersonation threats like telegram-start.online, users should exercise extreme caution when interacting with websites that claim to represent well-known brands. They should verify the authenticity of the website by checking for any spelling mistakes in the domain name, looking for a valid SSL certificate, and being wary of requests for sensitive information. Additionally, keeping software and browsers up to date can help protect against such threats, as newer versions often include enhanced security features to detect and prevent brand impersonation attacks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 5791d664309e275f4569d2f993c44782 TLS cert SHA-256: e1524a675ec94423924dad1435134a8185b961b23e6b7c1a304fef3ef7170f83 ## 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/telegram-start.online/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=telegram-start.online 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: 167,347 domains (15,678 alive under monitoring, 151,351 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io