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@hostgator.in.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 29 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.
newsbank.ai presents itself as "Newsbank.ai — Data Intelligence Platform". PhishDestroy classifies it as an impersonation phishing page that borrows a credible-sounding data and news service identity to win visitors' trust. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-21. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving live content. The page title describes a data intelligence platform rather than an obvious scam, while our classification is impersonation phishing.
How the scam works
Impersonation pages copy the look and language of a legitimate service so visitors believe they are dealing with the real company. Here the hook is the promise of a data intelligence platform, which gives the site a plausible reason to ask for account sign-ups, logins, or contact and payment details. Anything typed into its forms goes to the operators. Victims typically lose account credentials that can be reused elsewhere, along with personal information that feeds follow-up fraud.
Evidence
VirusTotal shows 15 of 91 engines flagging the domain as of 2026-10-01. The flagging vendors include alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet and G-Data, a mix of large commercial vendors and regional anti-phishing projects. Spamhaus lists it in its domain blocklist under the phishing category (DBL_PHISH). It also appears in 5 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which shows other researchers have tracked it independently.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2025-09-08 through Dreamscape Networks International Pte Ltd, about a year before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap points to an aged domain rather than a throwaway one, and an older domain can slip past filters that distrust newly registered names. It is hosted on the PDR network in India. The site uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the padlock in the browser says nothing about whether it is legitimate.
What to do
If you created an account or signed in on newsbank.ai, change that password right away, along with any other account that uses the same one. Turn on app-based two-factor authentication wherever you can. If you entered card or banking details, contact your bank to block the card and dispute any charges. Watch for follow-up emails or calls that mention this platform, because harvested contact details are often reused. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level and check logs for users who submitted forms to it.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年9月21日score 98/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://newsbank.ai/
Favicon Hash
案件 ID
Observed page title
Newsbank.ai — Data Intelligence Platform
Automated brand references
AcrossSignal
TLS 证书
颁发者 Let's Encrypt / YR2· stored validity ends in 33 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
119.18.54.70
Network ASN
AS394695
Organization
HGINDIA
Observed location
Nashik, IN
Server header
Apache
域名服务器 2
cns6001.bigrock.com
cns6002.bigrock.com
Mail routing 3 MX records
mx.zoho.inpriority 10
mx2.zoho.inpriority 20
mx3.zoho.inpriority 50
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 证书
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YR2
Valid from
2026-08-24 21:48:50
Valid until
2026-11-22 21:48:49
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-09-21 10:02:11 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint3b2e16df27a847b0f50290118f07ed36c32d6e1d56e2990f608e667c89954384Certificate names · 8 SANs
autodiscover.newsbank.ai
cpanel.newsbank.ai
cpcalendars.newsbank.ai
cpcontacts.newsbank.ai
mail.newsbank.ai
webdisk.newsbank.ai
webmail.newsbank.ai
www.newsbank.ai
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内容在线Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:31:23 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:35 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:31:23 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 subdomains8
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
autodiscover.newsbank.aiDomain record
cpanel.newsbank.aiDomain record
cpcalendars.newsbank.aiDomain record
cpcontacts.newsbank.aiDomain record
mail.newsbank.aiDomain record
webdisk.newsbank.aiDomain record
webmail.newsbank.aiDomain record
www.newsbank.aiDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
技术 · 4 identified
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Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
AI辅助草稿——事件详细信息由AI提供商处理 · 自行审核并提交
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.
