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@inmotionhosting.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 23 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.
downtownbrooklynev.com is a phishing page that impersonates Netflix. Its page title reads simply "Netflix", and it targets subscribers who are tricked into signing in or "updating" their account. The domain name suggests a Brooklyn business and has no connection to the streaming service. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-27. On 2026-10-19 the server was still responding, but the domain's DNS was inactive.
How the scam works
Netflix lures usually arrive by email or SMS. They claim a payment failed, an account is on hold, or a membership needs verifying, and they link to a page styled like the Netflix sign-in screen. Victims who follow the link type their email and password, and are often then asked for card number, expiry date and security code to "restore" the subscription. The operator takes over the account, tries the same password on other services, and uses or resells the card details.
Evidence
Eighteen of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-10-07. Vendors include ESET, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Emsisoft, Gridinsoft, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF and Ermes. These are independent security vendors, so many users with common antivirus or web filters would have been warned. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and specifically detected Netflix branding on the page. The domain is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-23 through TUCOWS.COM, CO., only four days before PhishDestroy detected it. That short gap is typical of throwaway phishing domains set up for a single campaign. The site was hosted in the United States on InMotion Hosting, Inc. It used a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the browser padlock only meant the connection was encrypted, not that the site was genuine.
What to do
If you entered your Netflix password on this page, sign in through the official app or by typing the address yourself. Change the password, sign out of all devices, and change it on any other account where you reused it. If you entered card details, call your bank to cancel the card, and watch for unfamiliar charges and follow-up messages pretending to be Netflix support. Security teams should block the domain and its hosting IP at the mail gateway and DNS filter. They should also search mail logs for messages linking to it and reset credentials for any users who clicked.
注册信息创建 2026年9月23日 (26d · Very New!)—Expires 2031年9月23日
技术详情Provenance & timestamps
首次发现2026年9月27日
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月9日score 93/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://downtownbrooklynev.com/
Favicon Hash
案件 ID
Observed page title
Netflix
Automated brand references
GoogleNetflix
TLS 证书
颁发者 Let's Encrypt / YE1· stored validity ends in 65 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
173.231.240.238
Network ASN
AS54641
Organization
InMotion Hosting, Inc.
Observed location
Ashburn, US
Server header
nginx/1.24.0
域名服务器 3
ns.inmotionhosting.com
ns1.inmotionhosting.com
ns2.inmotionhosting.com
Mail routing 1 MX record
downtownbrooklynev.compriority 0
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 证书
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YE1
Valid from
2026-09-26 00:27:54
Valid until
2026-12-25 00:27:53
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-09-27 16:02:04 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint9d809fdbc9ffff5067e752e61c7338555ee9aba6e7c50a4a847506ae98c4d8b2Certificate names · 1 SANs
www.downtownbrooklynev.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS 非活动reason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation未知Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-20 10:07:05 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-10 10:12:03 UTClast content: 2026-10-10 10:12:03 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-10 20:20:48 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-10 10:12:03 UTC → 2026-10-10 20:20:48 UTC · 10.15hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-10 15:16:25 UTC · precision medium · basis bounded
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.
威胁情报交叉核验 · source references
ScamAdviserPublic lookup
A public ScamAdviser lookup is available. Review its current score and warnings at the source; the existence of a lookup page is not itself a malicious verdict.
Live-fetched via CF worker proxy pool · cached 24h
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.downtownbrooklynev.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
技术 · 4 identified
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Nginx
Web serversReverse proxies
Nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.
jQuery is a JavaScript library which is a free, open-source software designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.
Google Hosted Libraries is a stable, reliable, high-speed, globally available content distribution network for the most popular, open-source JavaScript libraries.
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
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After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
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?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — 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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