# PhishDestroy threat dossier — updatesnotified.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-19 05:06:00 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/updatesnotified.com/

## 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:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      64.238.34.20 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
Hosting org:     AS29802 HIVELOCITY, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     ns1.intelliwire.net, ns2.intelliwire.net, ns3.intelliwire.com
Registered:      2023-04-26
Expires:         2027-04-26
Page title:      Phishing Simulation Landing Page
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE2
Expires:    2026-09-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8cf1bcd48598ff8509488b014b58501831ffc032e2a4b85429f55566b84775ee

## 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: 2023-04-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-19 02:44:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-19 00:59:47 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-19 06:40:13 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 03:04:36 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019edd54-b213-71ef-9197-16451ad138db/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/c1762b0b-4e2e-45ac-b1ec-b6d02001a006
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/updatesnotified.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.updatesnotified.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=updatesnotified.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/updatesnotified.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/updatesnotified.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-19 03:34:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The updatesnotified[.]com domain is a taken down phishing site that posed a significant threat to users. It was flagged as malicious by several vendors. The domain is no longer active.

Risk Indicators
- 11 of 95 VirusTotal vendors detected the domain as malicious
- Suspicious page title indicating phishing simulation
- Let's Encrypt SSL issuer, potentially used for legitimacy

Technical Details
- Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
- Hosting IP: 64.238.34.20
- Domain created: 2023-04-26
- SSL issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2
- Page title: Phishing Simulation Landing Page

Recommendations
- Avoid interacting with similar domains
- Use antivirus software to detect and block malicious sites
- Verify website authenticity before entering sensitive information

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260619-F4EE02
TLS cert SHA-256:      8cf1bcd48598ff8509488b014b58501831ffc032e2a4b85429f55566b84775ee

## 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/updatesnotified.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=updatesnotified.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

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