This GitHub Pages site posed as Instagram and used a click-bait name promising funny, viral Reels to pull in Instagram users. PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-09-06. It went offline on 2026-09-11 and was still dead when last checked on 2026-10-19. Visitors now get only GitHub's default "Site not found" page, which reflects the takedown, not the content the site served while it was live.
How the scam works
Lures like this spread through direct messages, comments and shared links that promise entertaining Reels. The victim lands on a page styled like Instagram that asks them to log in to watch. Anything typed into that form goes to the operator, not to Instagram. A stolen account is then used to post the same lure to the victim's followers, to run scams in their name, or to demand payment for its return. A github.io address looks harmless and skips the cost of buying a domain, which is why free hosting is popular for these short-lived pages.
Evidence
Sixteen of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the site when it was checked on 2026-09-16. They include BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Emsisoft, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai and Google Safe Browsing, a broad spread of independent vendors rather than one outlier. Google Safe Browsing lists it under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, the category for deceptive pages that trick users into handing over information. Beyond PhishDestroy, the site appears on the Phishunt and PhishFeed blocklists.
Infrastructure
The site was a subdomain on GitHub's free Pages service, so no domain was registered and GitHub, Inc. is listed as registrar. It resolved to 185.199.108.153 on the Fastly, Inc. network in the US, which is shared GitHub Pages infrastructure, so the address does not single out this operator. The page went down five days after PhishDestroy first saw it, a typical lifespan for throwaway phishing pages on free hosts.
What to do
If you entered your Instagram login on this page, change your password right away, and change it on any other service where you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication with an authenticator app. Then review your active sessions and log out any devices you don't recognize. Check whether your account sent the lure to your contacts, warn them if it did, and use Instagram's account recovery if you are already locked out. Defenders should block the hostname, look in proxy and mail logs for users who visited it between 2026-09-06 and 2026-09-11, and reset credentials for anyone who did.
颁发者 Let's Encrypt· stored validity ends in 53 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
185.199.108.153
Network ASN
AS54113
Organization
GitHub, Inc
Observed location
San Francisco, US
Server header
GitHub.com
Edge-IP 声誉不属于此域。
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 证书
Issuer
Let's Encrypt
Valid from
2026-08-02 23:38:02
Valid until
2026-10-31 23:38:01
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-09-06 13:02:07 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint71f1077db377fd7b8d68380da66fa68238a303b2911bcb770b3b2a426693cf84Certificate names · 3 SANs
github.com
github.io
githubusercontent.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Fastly is a cloud computing services provider. Fastly's cloud platform provides a content delivery network, Internet security services, load balancing, and video & streaming services.
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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