Phishing detection: hsbcbankuk.ws

HSBC
https://hsbcbankuk.ws Access site
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Domain hsbcbankuk.ws9 CT hosts on apex
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IP 172.237.159.40
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URL https://hsbcbankuk.ws
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Cert Let's Encrypt
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Phishunt analysis Beta
29 low suspicionheuristic risk score · not a probability
Why?
  • +5.3 Keyword match
  • +5.1 Site cluster
  • +5.1 urlscan.io
  • +3.7 Brand in domain label
  • +3.0 ASN reputation
  • +2.2 Country mismatch
  • +1.1 No CSP header
  • +1.1 No HSTS header
  • +1.0 Young domain
  • +0.7 Bulletproof DNS
  • +0.6 Suspicious TLD
  • +0.3 Free CA
  • +0.3 Long domain
14 signals fired · detector v3.0.0
AI analysis AIBeta
Credential harvesting

Impersonates HSBC UK banking on a .ws TLD commonly associated with abuse, hosted on Akamai Connected Cloud with a free Let's Encrypt certificate. Flagged by urlscan as malicious and likely designed to harvest HSBC online banking credentials.

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AI-generated from stored detector signals - the AI never visited the site. · 2026-07-23 · confidence 82%
Domain & Network
Whois
Network
IP 172.237.159.40
Country United StatesUnited States
Hosting Akamai Connected Cloud
ASN AS63949
TLS Cert Let's Encrypt
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Tracked from 2026-06-13 23:31 UTC  ·  Last refreshed 2026-08-24 15:30 UTC