# PhishDestroy threat dossier — whatcapp.us.cc
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Fetched:   2026-05-16 03:50:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whatcapp.us.cc/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 23 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: whatsapp

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      38.54.6.75 (US, Washington)
ASN:             ASAS138915 KAOPU-HK Kaopu Cloud HK Limited, HK
Hosting org:     AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      WhatsApp Web

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R13
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 03:14:34 UTC (STALE — 23 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-12 14:49:22 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 23 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 23 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ba045-2571-7572-99ea-6d13440b3257/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/whatcapp.us.cc
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.whatcapp.us.cc
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=whatcapp.us.cc
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/whatcapp.us.cc
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/whatcapp.us.cc/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:10:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies whatcapp.us.cc as a high-risk generic phishing domain impersonating WhatsApp Web. This classification is based on its deceptive page title and intent to harvest credentials by exploiting user trust in the legitimate WhatsApp brand. The domain’s creation date in the future (February 21, 2026) suggests potential time manipulation or system clock tampering used by attackers to evade detection based on age.

Technical analysis reveals the domain resolves to IP address 38.54.6.75 and currently appears on a security blocklist. VirusTotal scans indicate that 16 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious, confirming its threat status. The domain remains active and accessible, heightening the risk of user exposure to phishing attempts on this fraudulent WhatsApp Web clone.

PhishDestroy recommends immediate avoidance and blocking of whatcapp.us.cc. Users should verify official URLs carefully and refrain from entering personal information on suspicious sites. Security teams should monitor related IP infrastructure and block access to mitigate potential credential theft. Continued vigilance and timely incident response are critical to counter threats posed by this phishing campaign.

## 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/whatcapp.us.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=whatcapp.us.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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