# PhishDestroy threat dossier — whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 06:16:57 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 21/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, Mimecast, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 43.226.17.55 (HK, Kwai Chung) ASN: AS64050 BGP Network Limited Hosting org: Hong Kong WAN Shou Network Technology Limited Registered: 2026-05-22 Page title: 404 Not Found HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: unknown Expires: 2036-04-29 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6b3e7ce56f30f7d3c56a5c24188b3b27bea58852dc1a4ff87080ce8ab87f2301 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-22 11:30:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 06:27:43 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 04:20:33 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/23793e1a-420b-4ad9-bb0a-2274f910ee9b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:48:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn a WhatsApp Scam? Domain whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn is classified as a generic_phishing infrastructure component currently marked offline. Analysis indicates impersonation of WhatsApp branding cues through deceptive naming convention, a common tactic in credential harvesting campaigns targeting messaging platforms. The domain likely formed part of a short-lived phishing lifecycle, consistent with rapid deployment and takedown patterns observed in similar infrastructure. Telemetry shows the domain flagged by 21 of 95 VirusTotal vendors and listed on 1 security blocklist. It resolves to IP 43.226.17.55 associated with Hong Kong WAN Shou Network Technology Limited infrastructure. Domain registration date is May 22, 2026. SSL certificate status is unknown, limiting transport-layer trust verification. Current status indicates the domain is offline with HTTP response returning 404 Not Found, suggesting takedown or sinkholing after detection. Despite inactivity, historical resolution and detection signals indicate elevated residual risk if the domain becomes active again. Security guidance recommends enforcing network-level blocks, adding the domain and related substrings to threat intelligence filters, and monitoring DNS queries for variants of the WhatsApp branding pattern. Any communication referencing this domain should be treated as phishing and users should be instructed not to submit credentials or verification codes. Continuous monitoring is advised for re-registration under alternate TLDs or similar lexical structures, as adversaries frequently rotate domains after exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 60ecbe0342a9ba5d0b348619d6817311 TLS cert SHA-256: 6b3e7ce56f30f7d3c56a5c24188b3b27bea58852dc1a4ff87080ce8ab87f2301 ## 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 (operator 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/whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=whats-hk-whatsapp.com.cn 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 187,722 domains (57,299 alive under monitoring, 128,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io