# PhishDestroy threat dossier — worldcup2026-tickets.com.mx
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Fetched:   2026-07-14 17:57:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/worldcup2026-tickets.com.mx/

## 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:      17/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ArcSight Threat Intelligence, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12
HTTP response:   502

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-12 06:30:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-14 16:20:45 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:50:36 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 23:29:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk phishing infrastructure targeting individuals seeking 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets. Analysis indicates the site operates as a fake ticket vendor, designed to harvest payment card details and login credentials under the guise of legitimate event sales.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain worldcup2026-tickets.com.mx was registered on June 12, 2026, with no prior legitimate history. Security vendors on VirusTotal detect malicious activity, with 17 out of 95 engines flagging the domain. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is referenced in two threat intelligence pulses on a major threat-sharing platform. Current status shows the domain has been taken offline, though residual DNS records or cached content may persist.  Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include verifying official ticket sources through the FIFA website or authorized partners. Users who interacted with the domain should monitor financial statements for unauthorized transactions and reset credentials for any accounts used on the site. Network administrators should block the domain at the DNS level and review proxy logs for connections to the domain prior to its takedown. Awareness training should emphasize the risks of unofficial ticket vendors, particularly those using event-specific domains registered shortly before major sporting events.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/worldcup2026-tickets.com.mx/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=worldcup2026-tickets.com.mx
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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