DomainMediumSignal 0/100
news.softpedia.com
Location
United StatesFirst Seen
Feb 13, 2026
Last Seen
Jun 7, 2026
Found in 2 reports. Confidence: medium. · Confidence scores are heuristic. Verify before acting on results.
Domain Name
Malicious domain used for C2, phishing, or malware distribution.
MISP Category
Network Activity
Confidence
0%
Signal Score
0 / 100
IDS Rule
No
Threat Context
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Feed Intelligence Summary
2 reports0% confidence
2
Source reports
0%
Confidence score
Category tags
indicatornetworkresearched
Activity Timeline
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Threat Activity Heatmap
· Peak: 2026-06-07LessMore
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Intelligence SummaryAI Generated
The domain **news.softpedia.com**, originating from the United States, has been identified as a potential indicator of compromise (IOC) in recent threat intelligence reports. First observed on February
Threat ScoreLow Risk
0
SIGNAL
Signal Score
0%
Confidence
2
Reports
First seenFeb 13, 2026
Last seenJun 7, 2026
VirusTotal
Not checked
WHOIS
- description
- Research credit: msudosos, The research identifies a high-fidelity pattern where traffic from dual origins commingles within a restricted lateral transit hub, allowing for horizontal movement across backbone providers that typically maintain distinct trust boundaries. Specifically, the Content Origin (Umbrella A) originated by Google (AS15169) reaches the core backbone through a high-trust sequence involving Arelion (AS1299), NTT (AS2914), and GTT (AS3257). Simultaneously, the Mobile Origin (Umbrella B) originated by T-Mobile USA (AS21928) enters the backbone via Cogent (AS174) and Lumen (AS3356). The findings designate Lumen (AS3356) as the central lateral hub where traffic pivots horizontally between the “Core Five” partners-including Zayo (AS6461) and Hurricane Electric (AS6939) —before leaking to international sub-transit peers like Sparkle (AS6762) and Telxius (AS12956), finally exiting at global edge points such as PCCW (AS3491) and Tata (AS6453).
Export & API
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IOC Journey
mediumFirst detected 4 months ago · Last seen 19 days ago
Appeared in 2 threat reports