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@rashost.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 7 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.
benchmarkmediashop.shop is an impersonation phishing page that presents itself as an official storefront for Benchmark Media Systems, Inc., the professional audio equipment maker. It targets shoppers looking for Benchmark gear, such as DACs, preamps and headphone amplifiers, who land on what looks like a legitimate brand shop. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-13. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving its content.
How the scam works
The page carries the title "Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. | Benchmark Media Systems" and copies the real company's branding, so it reads as an authorized outlet. urlscan.io classifies it as a fake shop. Sites of this kind typically list sought-after products at attractive prices, then collect the buyer's name, shipping address, email and card or payment details at checkout. The goods never arrive. Victims lose the money they paid, and the payment and personal data they entered can be reused for further fraud.
Evidence
Eleven of 92 VirusTotal engines flag the domain, including BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, CRDF and alphaMountain.ai. That spread across unrelated vendors is a meaningful signal for a site this new. urlscan.io returns a malicious verdict with its fake-shop flag, Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as spam, and the domain appears in four AlienVault OTX threat pulses alongside the PhishDestroy blocklist entry.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through DYNADOT LLC on 2026-05-15, roughly five months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap fits a shop domain that was registered early and later activated or promoted. It resolves to 46.245.239.176 on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in Georgia. The Let's Encrypt certificate only means the connection is encrypted. It does not show that the shop is genuine.
What to do
If you ordered from this site, contact your bank or card issuer right away to dispute the charge, request a chargeback and ask whether the card should be reissued. Keep your order emails and screenshots as evidence. Expect follow-up phishing to the email address and phone number you gave, and change any password you reused at checkout. To buy Benchmark products, go directly to the manufacturer or its listed authorized dealers. Security teams should block the domain and its IP and add it to web and email filters.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月13日score 98/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://benchmarkmediashop.shop/
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ICANN OVERSIGHT
認定と RAA の背景
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
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.
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%2026-10-19 22:43:56 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:43:56 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:43:56 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.
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
img.benchmarkmediashop.shopDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
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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