Is corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com legit or a scam?
Google Cloud Storage bucket hosting CNN-themed phishing redirect pages; flagged by multiple threat-intelligence platforms as part of an active scam campaign.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Critical risk detected
Google Cloud Storage bucket hosting CNN-themed phishing redirect pages; flagged by multiple threat-intelligence platforms as part of an active scam campaign. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The domain corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com is a public Google Cloud Storage bucket that has been weaponised for phishing. Multiple independent threat-analysis platforms—including Hybrid Analysis, URLQuery, and CheckPhish—have flagged specific file paths on this subdomain with phishing alerts. A Japanese security researcher documented an active CNN-impersonation campaign using this exact bucket to redirect victims to malicious sites via fake video-watching prompts. The bucket itself is old (registered ~2004 as part of Google's infrastructure), but attackers exploit Google Cloud Storage's high reputation and permissive default policies to host phishing payloads. No legitimate business, contact information, or reviews exist for "corestrengthcnn"; the bucket name appears randomly chosen to evade detection. The page we scanned contains no visible content—a common tactic for phishing redirect pages that activate only when visited from a specific referrer or after a delay.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com is a public Google Cloud Storage subdomain (bucket) with age of ~7809 days (registered ~2004).
- Multiple malware analysis platforms (Hybrid Analysis, URLQuery) have flagged specific paths/files on this subdomain with phishing or malicious alerts.
- Japanese security site DausLab explicitly links it to a CNN-themed phishing campaign using fake video-watching lures that redirect to malicious sites.
- Google Cloud Storage buckets are frequently abused for hosting phishing redirect pages because storage.googleapis.com has high reputation and is rarely blocked.
- CheckPhish and VirusTotal have dedicated threat intel pages for this exact subdomain, indicating prior scanning for malicious activity.
- No legitimate business, reviews, or registration found associated with "corestrengthcnn"; unrelated to Core Strengths (corestrengths.com) personality assessment tool.
- DausLabopen
"動画を見せようと、Googleのストレージサービス（corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com）上の偽サイトへ誘導。【CNN詐欺】「動画を見ろ」は危険！偽メールの手口"
- Hybrid Analysisopen
"corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com/206920a4-8b45-40e8-a9d6-879ac6850b27.html tagged with phishing"
- URLQueryopen
"corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com 1 alert(s) on this Host"
- CheckPhishopen
"corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com URL scanned for phishing and other threat intel"
Threat-intelligence platforms Hybrid Analysis, URLQuery, and CheckPhish have all flagged specific file paths on corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com with phishing alerts. A Japanese security researcher (DausLab) documented an active CNN-impersonation phishing campaign using this exact Google Cloud Storage bucket to redirect victims via fake video-watching lures. The bucket is abused because Google Cloud Storage has high reputation and is rarely blocked by security filters. No legitimate business, reviews, or operational history found for "corestrengthcnn."
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
- OpenShare your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WR2, expiring in 63 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com is 21.4 years old, registered on 1/25/2005 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com as clean.
- No. corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 14, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around corestrengthcnn.storage.googleapis.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
User reviews & comments(0)
Share your experience — "Lost $200 on a fake checkout" is more useful than "Scam". Your review helps others avoid traps.