defa.digital
Category: Phishing
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Description of defa.digital
defa.digital appears to be a very recently registered domain using the .digital top-level domain. Based on the available scan data, there is no clear evidence of an established business, publisher, or service operating on this address, and the domain does not appear to have measurable web popularity at the time of this scan.
The lack of visible category data, traffic ranking, and referenced on-page resources may indicate that the site is minimal, newly deployed, selectively served, or used for a narrow-purpose campaign rather than a broad public-facing website. Based on the domain name alone, its intended purpose is not obvious, and the available data does not identify a verified operator.
Safety Assessment for defa.digital
Multiple security signals raise concerns about this domain at the time of this scan. It was flagged by 15 out of 91 security engines, with many of those detections classifying it as phishing or otherwise malicious. In addition, major threat-database checks indicated social-engineering listings, which is a stronger warning sign than a single heuristic alert. The domain is also relatively new, at about six months old, and has no visible traffic ranking, both of which can increase uncertainty when assessing legitimacy.
The malware scan summary itself did not detect flagged files in the limited content it analyzed, but that clean result is outweighed by the broader reputation data. The domain's IP address is also listed on one mail-reputation blocklist, which may reflect spam-related activity or shared-hosting reputation issues; on its own that would be a weaker signal, but here it appears alongside more serious phishing-related detections. Based on these findings, this website may pose potential risks to visitors.
Technical Description
The domain uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate that was active at the time of this scan, which indicates encrypted HTTPS connectivity but does not by itself establish trustworthiness. DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, so DNS responses may not benefit from that additional integrity layer. The domain is configured with Cloudflare nameservers.
The server IP resolves to hosting associated with FlashWISP in Osogbo, Nigeria. The web server software and supported TLS protocol details were not identified in the provided scan data. From a technical-risk perspective, the main concerns are not certificate-related but rather the combination of recent domain registration, unsigned DNSSEC, and multiple external phishing-related reputation flags.
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