ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is abuse@dynadot.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 14 days has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
audiotechnicastudio.shop is a fake online store dressed up as the Colombian outlet of Audio-Technica, the Japanese maker of headphones, microphones and turntables. Its page title, "Audio-Technica en Colombia | Audio-Technica Colombia", shows it is aimed at Spanish-speaking shoppers in Colombia who believe they are buying from the brand directly. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-08. As of 2026-10-19 the domain still resolves, but the storefront content was unreachable.
How the scam works
Fake brand shops copy a manufacturer's name, logos and product photos, then list popular items at prices well below normal retail to rush buyers into checking out. The victim enters a delivery address, phone number and card details, or pays by bank transfer. In the usual outcome, the order never arrives, or a cheap counterfeit shows up in its place. The payment and personal data stay with the operators and can be reused for further fraud. The "studio" in the domain name and the cheap .shop extension are typical of these lookalike storefronts, which have no connection to Audio-Technica.
Evidence
urlscan.io rated the site malicious and specifically marked it as a fake shop, which matches our classification. On VirusTotal, 9 of 92 engines flagged it as of 2026-10-11, including BitDefender, ESET, G-Data, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Gridinsoft and LevelBlue. That count is modest, but it comes from several unrelated vendors that reached the same verdict independently. The domain also appears in three AlienVault OTX threat pulses, and PhishDestroy lists it on its own blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc. on 2026-05-25, about four and a half months before PhishDestroy caught it. That gap suggests the operators let it sit before going live, or that it ran quietly for a while. The site is hosted on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in Georgia, which is far from the Colombian audience it targets. That makes no sense for a real local brand outlet.
What to do
If you ordered from this site, contact your bank or card issuer at once to dispute the charge and ask for a replacement card. Report any bank transfer to your bank and to local police without delay. Watch your phone and email for follow-up scams that use the details you entered, such as fake delivery notices or refund offers. To buy Audio-Technica gear in Colombia, go through the authorized dealers listed on the brand's official site. Security teams should block the domain, add it to web filters, and alert retail and marketplace partners about lookalike Audio-Technica storefronts.
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Certificate fingerprint065b124525088862d97b1ba6ad4ad7c0f589c3abfc63e003ee655f619b31f5e6Certificate names · 1 SANs
audiotechnicastudio.shop
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationコンテンツ公開中Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-21 10:00:37 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-21 10:00:37 UTClast content: 2026-10-21 10:00:37 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
使用技術 · 1 identified
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HTTP/3
Miscellaneous
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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