quosqzrvex.cfd is a credential phishing page that imitated myGov, the Australian Government portal people use to reach tax, Medicare and Centrelink services. Its page title read "Sign in to myGov - myGov," so it targeted Australians who expected a routine government login. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-15. The site has been offline since 2026-10-17, and its DNS was still inactive when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Victims usually arrive through a message claiming a tax refund, benefit update or account problem that needs action. The link opens a copy of the myGov sign-in screen, and whatever username and password the victim types goes to the operators. With a working myGov login, a criminal can view personal records, change bank details for refunds or payments, and use the identity for further fraud. Anyone who reused that password elsewhere is exposed on those accounts too.
Evidence
Google Safe Browsing listed the domain as social engineering, and urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict with the govau brand detected on the page. VirusTotal coverage was thin: only 3 of 92 engines (alphaMountain.ai, CRDF and DNS8) flagged it on 2026-10-15, which is typical for a phishing domain caught within days of launch. Three AlienVault OTX threat pulses also reference it, and it is on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Spaceship, Inc. on 2026-10-07, eight days before we detected it. A random-string name on the cheap .cfd extension points to a disposable domain meant to live only a few days. It was hosted on AS56971 Cloud in Latvia, with no connection to Australian government infrastructure. Its Let's Encrypt certificate gave the page a browser padlock, which shows only that the connection was encrypted and says nothing about who runs the site.
What to do
If you entered details on this page, change your myGov password right away and make sure multi-factor authentication is turned on. Then check your linked ATO, Medicare and Centrelink records for changed bank accounts, addresses or contact details, and contact Services Australia through its official channels if anything looks wrong. Change the same password on any other account where you reused it, and treat follow-up calls or texts that mention your myGov account with suspicion. Defenders should block the domain and its hosting IP, and search mail logs for myGov-themed lures that link to random-string .cfd domains.
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Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:20:03 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-16 10:06:52 UTClast content: 2026-10-16 10:06:52 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-17 08:21:17 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-16 10:06:52 UTC → 2026-10-17 08:21:17 UTC · 22.24hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-16 21:14:04 UTC · precision medium · basis bounded
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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
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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
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