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 compliance@tucows.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 2 months 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.
plug.contact is an impersonation phishing page built to pass itself off as a legitimate service so visitors trust it with information they would never give a stranger. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-08-10. As of 2026-10-19 the domain still resolves and the phishing content is live, so anyone reaching it today sees a working page.
How the scam works
Impersonation sites copy the look, wording and flow of a service the victim already uses, then insert a login form, a "verification" step or a payment request at the point where the real service would. Whatever is typed goes straight to the operators: account passwords, one-time codes, personal details or, on crypto-themed clones, wallet recovery phrases. The page carries the bare title "BABE", which names no brand, while we classify the site as impersonation phishing. No specific phishing kit has been tied to it.
Evidence
Detection by security vendors is still thin. Five of 89 VirusTotal engines (alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, Fortinet, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar) marked the domain malicious in a check on 2026-09-21. The overwhelming majority of scanners will therefore let it through without warning. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as a spam source, and three AlienVault OTX threat pulses reference it, which shows other researchers have tied it to malicious activity. Among blocklists, PhishDestroy currently carries it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-01-06 through Tucows Domains Inc., roughly seven months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests a domain held in reserve or reused rather than one spun up for a single burst. It is hosted on the Materialism s.r.l. network, a Romanian-registered provider, with the server located in Sweden. The site uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the browser padlock only means the connection is encrypted. It says nothing about who runs the page.
What to do
If you entered a password on plug.contact, change it immediately on the real service and anywhere you reused it, then turn on app-based two-factor authentication and sign out other sessions. If you typed a one-time code, review recent logins and account changes. If you made a payment or entered card details, contact your bank to dispute the charge and block the card. If you entered a wallet recovery phrase, treat that wallet as compromised and move the funds to a new one. Security teams should block the domain at DNS and web proxies, add it to mail filtering given the Spamhaus spam listing, and check logs for users who visited it after 2026-08-10.
IoC Extractionscanned 2026年8月11日0 wallet · 2 Telegram IoCs
Submitted URLhttp://plug.contact/
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ICANN OVERSIGHT
认证和 RAA 背景
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
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 22:37:29 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:37:29 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:37:29 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.
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Ubuntu
Operating systems
Ubuntu is a free and open-source operating system on Linux for the enterprise server, desktop, cloud, and IoT.
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.
