publicemployee.net is a domain on the PhishDestroy blocklist. Its name suggests public-sector employment, but the site showed no identifiable brand. The page title was simply the bare domain name. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-07. It went offline on 2026-10-14 and was still dead when rechecked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
No specific scheme has been confirmed for this domain, so the exposure is the general risk of a flagged site. That risk includes forms that collect logins or personal details, links that push visitors toward further malicious pages, and downloads that should not be trusted. A generic, job-sounding name can lend a site credibility with people expecting messages about employment or workplace matters. Anyone who arrived through an unsolicited email, text or ad should treat whatever the page asked for as potentially compromised.
Evidence
On 2026-10-10, 4 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That is a low count, but these four vendors work independently, and their verdicts agree with the PhishDestroy listing. The domain also appears in four AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which means other researchers tracked it as part of wider malicious activity.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through GoDaddy on 2026-07-09, roughly three months before PhishDestroy flagged it. The gap suggests it was either held in reserve or operated quietly before drawing attention. It resolved to an address on Amazon's AWS network in the United States, which is shared infrastructure used by countless unrelated sites. Its GoDaddy domain-validated certificate shows only that someone controlled the domain, not who runs it or whether it is legitimate.
What to do
If you entered a password on this site, change it there and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. If you shared personal details such as an ID number, address or employment information, watch for follow-up phishing and identity misuse. If you downloaded anything from it, delete the file and scan your device. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and the web proxy and search logs for past visits. Blocking the AWS address itself is not advisable, because it is shared hosting and would cut off legitimate sites.
IP 평판abuse score 29/10027 reportsFraud OrdersFTP Brute-ForcePhishingOpen ProxyWeb SpamEmail SpamPort ScanHackingSpoofingBrute-ForceBad Web Botchecked 2026년 10월 7일
집계 기준
처음 저장된 악용사례 신고부터 콘텐츠를 사용할 수 없다는 첫 번째 관찰까지의 경과 시간입니다. 이것은 원인을 확립하지 못합니다.
각 보고서에 포함된 내용
저장된 발신 보고서 기록은 공급업체 평가, 등록 데이터, 호스팅 세부 정보, 분류 또는 스크린샷과 같이 당시 사용 가능한 증거를 참조할 수 있습니다. 이 페이지는 전달된 정확한 페이로드, 수신, 확인 또는 수신자의 작업을 추론하지 않습니다.
기술 세부 정보Provenance & timestamps
최초 발견2026년 10월 7일
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026년 10월 9일score 66/100
Submitted URLhttp://publicemployee.net/
Favicon Hash
사건 ID
Observed page title
publicemployee.net
TLS 인증서
발급자 GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1· stored validity ends in 156 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
76.223.105.230
Network ASN
AS16509
Organization
Amazon.com, Inc.
Observed location
Seattle, US
Server header
DPS/2.0.0+sha-444370c
네임서버 2
ns41.domaincontrol.com
ns42.domaincontrol.com
Mail routing 1 MX record
smtp.google.compriority 1
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 인증서
Issuer
GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Valid from
2026-09-08 08:19:56
Valid until
2027-03-25 08:19:56
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-07 01:02:20 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint157a6245af0c04965b9d89d14672cea32cdb2bb1ffafef3d40d09ac7fe21269eCertificate names · 1 SANs
www.publicemployee.net
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
pay.publicemployee.netDomain record
www.pay.publicemployee.netDomain record
www.publicemployee.netDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
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After a phishing incident
피해자를 위한 권고 사항 및 조언
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
지금 당장 어떻게 해야 할까요?
긴급
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
모든 비밀번호 변경 — 이메일, 익스체인지 계정 등, 동일한 비밀번호를 사용하는 모든 것
2단계 인증 활성화 인증 앱(SMS 제외)을 사용합니다. SMS 기반 복구 기능을 비활성화하세요.
카드 동결 피싱 사이트에 은행 계좌 정보를 입력한 경우
보고서를 작성하기 위해 어떤 정보를 수집해야 할까요?
FBI 지침
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.
정확한 날짜 및 시간 — 각 거래 내역 및 사기범과의 첫 접촉 시점
스크린샷 — 사기 웹사이트, 채팅 메시지, 이메일, 지갑 거래, 소셜 미디어
모든 URL 및 도메인 사기꾼이 사용한 (다음과 같은 것들을 포함하여 publicemployee.net)
커뮤니케이션 — 사기꾼이 사용한 이메일, 문자, 전화번호, 사용자 이름
비록 모든 세부 사항을 알지 못하더라도 — 어쨌든 신고를 하세요. 부분적인 정보라도 수사에 도움이 됩니다.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
지역 경찰 — 비록 당장 조치를 취할 수는 없더라도 공식 기록을 남깁니다
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
가짜 웹사이트 — 도메인을 약간만 변경한, 정식 사이트와 픽셀 단위로 완벽하게 일치하는 복제 사이트
pig butchering — Telegram·왓츠앱·데이트 앱을 통해 몇 주에 걸쳐 신뢰를 쌓은 뒤, 돈을 훔쳐갔다
회복 사기 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI를 이용한 사기 — 딥페이크, 자동화된 피싱, AI로 생성된 사이트 등으로 인해 사기 행각을 적발하기가 더 어려워지고 있다
앞으로 어떻게 하면 스스로를 지킬 수 있을까요?
공식 사이트 즐겨찾기 추가 — 이메일, DM 또는 광고에 포함된 링크는 절대 클릭하지 마세요
도메인 확인 — 확인하기 PhishDestroy 상호작용을 시작하기 전에 HTTPS, 맞춤법, 도메인 등록 기간을 확인하세요.
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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