# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aapyx.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 17:22:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aapyx.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.205.163 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: elisa.ns.cloudflare.com, nico.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-28 Expires: 2027-05-28 Page title: Apyx HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-08-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a0f0b4d0d22e0f6ac35e79b1aa3c5d671f6b7cb645449c8f9e13ee82aa428ceb ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-29 13:12:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-29 13:11:39 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 18:18:19 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:29:36 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e7336-f60a-76d9-9559-e82b22737b26/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aapyx.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aapyx.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aapyx.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aapyx.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aapyx.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 19:00:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk phishing site specializing in brand impersonation, specifically targeting users of the Apyx platform. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to deceive visitors through fraudulent branding, potentially leading to credential harvesting or financial fraud. The threat type aligns with generic phishing but exhibits characteristics of a targeted brand spoofing campaign. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on May 28, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with malicious activity. It resolves to IP address 172.67.205.163, hosted on Cloudflare's network (AS13335), which is commonly exploited to obfuscate the true origin of phishing infrastructure. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (YE1), a legitimate provider often abused for malicious purposes. Despite its recent creation, the domain appears on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, though it remains undetected by VirusTotal (0/95 engines). The page title, 'Apyx,' reinforces the impersonation theme, and the domain remains active as of this assessment. Mitigation requires immediate action from network defenders and end-users. Organizations should block resolution to 172.67.205.163 at the DNS or firewall level and add the domain to web filtering deny lists. Users should verify the legitimacy of any communication claiming to originate from Apyx by cross-referencing official channels. Given the domain's use of Cloudflare, additional scrutiny of traffic patterns to the IP range is recommended. Security teams should monitor for credential submission attempts or unusual outbound connections to the domain, particularly in environments where Apyx-related services are utilized. The absence of VirusTotal detections underscores the need for proactive threat hunting rather than reliance on signature-based detection alone. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: c15f8aa7f11e11100592b67eecefccc2 TLS cert SHA-256: a0f0b4d0d22e0f6ac35e79b1aa3c5d671f6b7cb645449c8f9e13ee82aa428ceb ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (operator takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aapyx.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aapyx.com Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,922 domains (14,618 alive under monitoring, 158,575 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io