Is rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com legit or a scam?
Documented phishing subdomain on DigitalOcean Spaces hosting fake cloud storage renewal pages to harvest credentials.
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
Documented phishing subdomain on DigitalOcean Spaces hosting fake cloud storage renewal pages to harvest credentials. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
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Visual Screenshot Analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The screenshot shows a raw AWS S3 XML access-denied error rather than any rendered web page; visual analysis of site content is not possible from this state.
What our vision model saw
1 signalPage renders an AWS S3 'AccessDenied' XML error response, indicating the bucket is not publicly accessible or misconfigured — no functional site content is visible
MT Intelligence
The subdomain rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com matches a known phishing pattern: random alphanumeric strings hosted on DigitalOcean's object storage service. Security researchers have explicitly documented similar subdomains (regfh-kkk3--055.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com, gtfhtrh-www4-04.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com, 45tgfrt-ggg3-o04.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com) as part of an active cloud storage renewal scam campaign. The current page displays an AWS S3 access-denied error, consistent with either a misconfigured phishing page or one that has been taken offline. The pattern of random subdomains, the hosting infrastructure abuse, and the explicit threat-researcher documentation of identical campaigns all point to credential harvesting intent. No legitimate business registration or positive reputation signals exist for this subdomain.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain is a subdomain of atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com, a legitimate DigitalOcean object storage service frequently abused for hosting phishing pages.
- Multiple similar random-string subdomains (e.g. regfh-kkk3--055.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com, 45tgfrt-ggg3-o04.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com, gtfhtrh-www4-04.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com) explicitly flagged in 2026 as part of "Cloud storage ren
- Threat researcher @Malwarehunterr on X documented these as #phishing and #scam sites, often part of redirect chains starting from Google Cloud Storage links.
- DigitalOcean Spaces subdomains have been widely reported in 2026 for tech support scams, bank phishing, and credential harvesting (Netskope, PhishStats, security blogs).
- No specific mentions of this exact subdomain found beyond the pattern match; domain age of ~9 years refers to the parent digitaloceanspaces.com.
- No business registration, reviews, or legitimate references located for this specific random subdomain.
- Cloud storage renewal emails are a known scam type that tricks users into updating payment info on fake pages.
- X (Twitter) - @Malwarehunterropen
"Similar Cloud storage renewal #phising site regfh-kkk3--055.atl1[.]digitaloceanspaces[.]com"
- X (Twitter) - @Malwarehunterropen
"More Cloud storage renewal #phishing site. hxxps://gtfhtrh-www4-04.sfo3[.]digitaloceanspaces[.]com/"
- X (Twitter) - @Malwarehunterropen
"Fake Cloud Storage Renewal / Traffic Redirection Chain ... Redirects users to: 45tgfrt-ggg3-o04.sfo3[.]digitaloceanspaces[.]com"
Threat researchers on X (Twitter) have explicitly documented multiple subdomains matching this pattern (rgtfrh-ggg5-009, regfh-kkk3--055, gtfhtrh-www4-04, 45tgfrt-ggg3-o04) as phishing and scam sites hosting fake cloud storage renewal pages. These pages are designed to harvest user credentials and payment information by impersonating legitimate cloud storage services. The subdomains are part of redirect chains that often originate from compromised or spoofed Google Cloud Storage links. DigitalOcean Spaces infrastructure has been widely reported by security researchers and industry sources (Netskope, PhishStats, security blogs) as a vector for tech support scams, bank phishing, and credential harvesting. No positive reviews, business registration, or legitimate references were found for this specific subdomain.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1302http://rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com/
- 2403https://rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.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.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 123 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com is 9.3 years old, registered on 2/23/2017 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 0 antivirus engines in our malware network report rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com as clean.
- No. rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com resolves to an IP operated by DigitalOcean, LLC in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around rgtfrh-ggg5-009.atl1.digitaloceanspaces.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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