# PhishDestroy threat dossier — worldcupnyc26.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 04:06:13 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/worldcupnyc26.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.3 (US, Seattle) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns03.domaincontrol.com, ns04.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2024-03-10 Expires: 2027-03-10 Page title: World Cup 2026 | Tickets, Hotels & VIP Packages ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1 Expires: 2026-09-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 48ac8eb80c0fb8602603f9db91028fe6954a6b077c13b44d12529efbac59732b ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2024-03-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-22 23:32:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-22 22:01:59 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 04:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-23 00:01:45 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef13e-691f-768b-ad0f-535eb15797c5/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/161a717f-fa95-45e6-9d55-1f55ad9c2715 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/worldcupnyc26.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.worldcupnyc26.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=worldcupnyc26.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/worldcupnyc26.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/worldcupnyc26.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-23 09:45:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain worldcupnyc26.com presents itself as a ticketing and hospitality portal for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, using the page title "World Cup 2026 | Tickets, Hotels & VIP Packages." This site poses a significant threat as a likely phishing or fraudulent ticketing scam, designed to collect personal and financial information from users seeking official tournament services. Technical analysis reveals that the site was flagged by 6 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, including alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, and G-Data. The domain is registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC and was created on 2024-03-10. It resolves to IP address 216.198.79.3, hosted in the United States on AS16509 (Amazon.com, Inc.). The SSL certificate is issued by GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1, and the nameservers are ns03.domaincontrol.com and ns04.domaincontrol.com. The site is currently offline or down, which may indicate it was taken down after detection or is temporarily unreachable. The domain risk score is 63, reflecting a high likelihood of malicious activity. Users who may have interacted with this site before it went offline should be warned of potential credential or financial data compromise. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260622-51B6BC Favicon MD5: 0e1722dd05810bb995f4ea0109e02a8b TLS cert SHA-256: 48ac8eb80c0fb8602603f9db91028fe6954a6b077c13b44d12529efbac59732b ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/worldcupnyc26.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=worldcupnyc26.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,941 domains (12,724 alive under monitoring, 157,804 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io