# PhishDestroy threat dossier — twpay.cards
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Fetched:   2026-04-27 14:23:23 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/twpay.cards/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
URLQuery:        1 detections

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     anahi.ns.cloudflare.com, dale.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-24
Expires:         2027-04-24
Page title:      PayCrypt - Crypto Card
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-07-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6fc5d922edb935b9c6471ee9aaab66cf3f540175d674d24f43bcbd782e8eafb8

## 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: 2026-04-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-27 10:35:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-27 07:36:44 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-27 13:50:04 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dcddb-c8c6-732e-9a1d-f83494df03cc/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/d2b118d2-a077-4df5-8bd4-a1cc37f26477
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/twpay.cards
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.twpay.cards
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=twpay.cards
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/twpay.cards
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/twpay.cards/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-27 10:36:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies twpay.cards as an active PayPal-themed phishing domain designed to harvest user credentials and financial data through deceptive payment portals.

This domain, registered via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on April 24, 2026, currently resolves to IP 188.114.96.3 and operates under a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. Despite zero detections on VirusTotal (0/95 scans) as of initial analysis, the domain remains unlisted across major threat intelligence feeds, indicating a newly emerged or stealthily operated infrastructure. The combination of a recent creation date, low detection rate, and active hosting suggests an evolving threat that may evade conventional defenses in the short term.

Users who visited twpay.cards should immediately cease any interaction with the site and avoid entering login or payment details. Scan all connected devices for credential-stealing malware, and rotate passwords for PayPal and linked financial accounts. Report suspicious activity to PayPal and your bank, and update browser security settings to block the domain. Monitor accounts closely for unauthorized transactions and enable two-factor authentication where available. For further protection, isolate any device exposed to this domain and consider a full system scan using reputable endpoint protection tools.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260427-6E2D11
Favicon MD5:       c6cc97a0d813247e1044a9c4a64d2313
TLS cert SHA-256:      6fc5d922edb935b9c6471ee9aaab66cf3f540175d674d24f43bcbd782e8eafb8

## 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/twpay.cards/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=twpay.cards
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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