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IRCTC phishing: sites, fake domains & scam patterns
PhishPin's phishing-feed index currently lists 1 hostnames that reference IRCTC, across 1 reported URLs from 1 of 5 threat feeds we track. IRCTC ranks #388 of 579 brands we track by reported hosts. No newly registered domain in the last 15 days matched the name.
Travel & transport · rank #388 of 579 by reported hosts
Key findings for IRCTC
- Impersonation pressure is Low (5/100): IRCTC has more reported hosts than 31% of the 579 brands we track.
- That is 0.1× the average for travel & transport (8 hosts per brand).
- 1 hosts (100%) hide the IRCTC name in a subdomain of an unrelated site, the trick that makes a link look official at a glance.
- The most common ending is .ca (1 hosts, 100%).
How attackers fake IRCTC
These breakdowns cover all 1 matching hostnames, not only the rows listed below.
Top endings (TLDs)
Hostname tricks
Hosts reported in phishing feeds
The most widely reported hostnames that reference IRCTC, ranked by how many feeds list them and then by reported URLs. Search, filter and export all 1 rows.
| # | Hostname (defanged) | Pattern | Feeds | URLs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inter-irctc[.]co[.]in-records-employees[.]trailswag[.]ca | subdomain trick | 1 feed | 1 |
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How IRCTC phishing works
Phishing against IRCTC follows patterns common to travel & transport. Typical lures:
- A "your booking is cancelled" or "confirm your reservation" email with a payment link.
- A fake loyalty-points expiry or free-flight offer asking you to log in.
- A cloned hotel or airline site reached through a paid search ad.
- A fake host or guest message asking you to pay outside the platform.
Red flags
- Booking problems are handled inside the real app, not through an urgent email link.
- Payment is requested by bank transfer, gift card or a link outside the official site.
- The site looks right but the address bar shows a different domain.
Real IRCTC domains
If the address in your browser is not one of these (or a subdomain of them), it is not IRCTC. The list is not exhaustive.
irctc.co.inIf you already clicked or entered details
Check the booking in the official app, contact your card issuer if you paid, and change the account password and loyalty-programme login. Report the listing or message to the platform.
Protecting a brand like IRCTC from lookalike domains
If you run security, brand or fraud for a company that is copied this way, this is the order that works in practice:
- Enforce DMARC. Move your policy to quarantine, then reject, so attackers cannot send mail that passes as your domain.
- Watch new registrations. Lookalikes appear daily; the earlier you see one, the sooner you can act, ideally before the first email goes out.
- Register the obvious typos and keyword variants you can afford to hold, and check which lookalikes are already registered by someone else.
- Report fast. A live fake needs a request to the registrar and host, plus a report to browser safe-browsing lists and the public feeds shown above.
- Tell your customers where you will and will not ask for logins, codes or payments.
Protect your brand from lookalike domains
IRCTC is one of 579 brands in this index, but attackers copy any company whose customers log in or pay. PhishPin checks your domain for registered lookalikes, email-spoofing gaps and listings in these same phishing feeds, then helps you get the fakes taken down.
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Questions about IRCTC phishing
How can I tell if a message from IRCTC is phishing?
Check the sender and link domain first. Booking problems are handled inside the real app, not through an urgent email link. Payment is requested by bank transfer, gift card or a link outside the official site. The site looks right but the address bar shows a different domain. When in doubt, do not use the link: type irctc.co.in into your browser or open the official app.
How many IRCTC phishing sites has PhishPin found?
As of 1 Nov 2026, 1 hostnames referencing IRCTC appear in the phishing feeds PhishPin indexes (1 reported URLs). These are reported hostnames, not a count of sites that are online today; many are removed quickly and some matches are coincidental.
What do fake IRCTC domains look like?
In our data, the most common ending for reported hosts is .ca. 1 hosts put the brand name in a subdomain of an unrelated site. Always read the part of the address just before the first single slash: that is the real site. Real IRCTC addresses end in irctc.co.in.
What should I do if I entered my details on a fake IRCTC page?
Check the booking in the official app, contact your card issuer if you paid, and change the account password and loyalty-programme login. Report the listing or message to the platform.
How do I report a fake IRCTC website or message?
Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org, report scams at reportfraud.ftc.gov, and report the page to Google Safe Browsing. Also tell IRCTC through the contact options on its official website (irctc.co.in).
Is it safe to visit the domains listed on this page?
No. They are shown defanged, with dots in brackets, so they cannot be clicked by accident. Do not type them into a browser. Listings are warnings from automated matching, and some are harmless coincidences.
How does PhishPin find lookalike domains of IRCTC?
We read the daily list of newly registered domains (1,050,000 domains over the last 15 days) and flag those that contain the brand name, differ by one character or swap look-alike characters. A match is a warning sign, not proof of abuse.
How can a company protect its own brand from lookalike domains like these?
Publish an enforced DMARC policy so nobody can send mail as your domain, monitor newly registered domains that resemble your name, register the obvious typo domains, and file takedown requests with the registrar, host and browser safe-browsing lists when a fake goes live. PhishPin's free brand audit checks the first three for your domain.
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