# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trustpayss.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 16:26:38 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trustpayss.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 56/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 68.65.121.170 (US, Dallas) ASN: AS22612 Namecheap, Inc. Hosting org: Namecheap, Inc Registrar: Hello Internet Corp Nameservers: dns1.namecheaphosting.com, dns2.namecheaphosting.com Registered: 2026-02-26 Page title: TrustPay24 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36 Expires: 2027-02-27 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 020c1f91433dfb0da13ceb0e84a8e6d9aeadb36e43f64d31c45daa50d44968f7 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.trustpayss.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: REPORTS FILED. Domain eventually taken down after 2 abuse notice(s). Reports filed: 2 independent abuse notifications First report: 2026-04-09 01:15:07 UTC Latest report: 2026-04-10 17:25:40 UTC Days since first notice: 15 (eventually taken down) ICANN Compliance CC'd on at least one escalation — non-response is on record. Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds, OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent. Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies. Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trustpayss.com/#coordinated-suppression ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-31 16:16:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-03-31 13:17:21 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-23 01:28:04 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 00:28:02 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d4408-df92-7043-85a3-8f25b91e031a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/9d52bb71-6d3e-45ea-9bd0-6a513566779c Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/trustpayss.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.trustpayss.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=trustpayss.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/trustpayss.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/trustpayss.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-31 16:16:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies trustpayss.com as an active fake payment portal domain currently under investigation for phishing activities. This domain poses a significant risk due to its deceptive branding and potential to harvest financial credentials. Users are urged to avoid interactions until further analysis is complete. This domain exhibits several technical indicators of malicious intent. VirusTotal currently shows 0 detections out of 95 security engines, indicating low immediate recognition despite its suspicious nature. trustpayss.com resolves to the IP address 68.65.121.170, which is registered under Hello Internet Corp and associated with a Sectigo Limited SSL certificate—factors that could mislead users into trusting the site. The domain was registered on February 26, 2026, suggesting a very recent and potentially opportunistic creation. No known blocklists currently flag this domain, and threat intelligence platforms have not yet assigned it a reputation score. To mitigate exposure to this fake payment portal scam, organizations and individuals should immediately block trustpayss.com at the DNS and firewall levels. Users who may have already visited the site should avoid entering any payment or login credentials and should check for signs of credential theft or malware. Administrators should monitor network traffic for connections to 68.65.121.170 and inspect endpoints for suspicious outbound communication. Given the low detection rate on VirusTotal, proactive hunting for IoCs related to this domain and associated infrastructure is strongly recommended. A full risk assessment, including sandbox analysis of the website’s behavior, is advised before lifting any mitigations. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260331-EB09EF TLS cert SHA-256: 020c1f91433dfb0da13ceb0e84a8e6d9aeadb36e43f64d31c45daa50d44968f7 ## 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/trustpayss.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trustpayss.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io