# PhishDestroy threat dossier — access-kraken-market.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-21 16:41:04 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/access-kraken-market.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Kraken ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/95 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.151.121 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: celine.ns.cloudflare.com, neil.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-03-08 Page title: Kraken Market - Крупнейший русскоязычный даркнет-маркетплейс HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: da0c1494263842126f5dd884bcf9a61935fc9c92962aeabde260dcdf366e13e6 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-03-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-21 11:32:40 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-21 08:32:33 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-21 17:32:01 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019daf2a-0c8f-770a-ae13-d055594730df/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4eb60c81-8985-4d46-a494-82178ae4a67f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/access-kraken-market.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.access-kraken-market.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=access-kraken-market.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/access-kraken-market.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/access-kraken-market.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-21 11:33:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies a brand impersonation threat linked to access-kraken-market.com, which masquerades as Kraken’s official darknet marketplace. This domain employs spoofed branding to deceive users into believing it is the legitimate Kraken Market, a known Russian-language darknet platform. The threat actor registered this domain on March 08, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and leveraged a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to enhance its appearance of legitimacy. According to VirusTotal scans, the domain currently registers 0 detections out of 95 security engines, indicating it remains undetected by most antivirus solutions. This domain poses a high risk due to its active exploitation of Kraken’s brand identity, evidenced by its page title: 'Kraken Market - Крупнейший русскоязычный даркнет-маркетплейс,' which translates to the 'largest Russian-language darknet marketplace.' The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.151.121, a hosting infrastructure associated with suspicious or malicious online activities. Despite its recent creation, the absence of VirusTotal detections suggests this threat may currently be under the radar, increasing the likelihood of successful phishing attempts. The use of NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED as the registrar further complicates tracking, as this entity has been linked to domains involved in fraudulent or malicious operations. Users who have visited access-kraken-market.com should immediately cease any interaction with the site and avoid entering personal or financial information. If login credentials were provided, change passwords immediately and enable multi-factor authentication on all related accounts, particularly those tied to cryptocurrency exchanges or financial services. Scan devices for malware using reputable security software and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Report the domain to your browser’s safe browsing program or trusted cybersecurity platforms like PhishDestroy, Google Safe Browsing, or the Anti-Phishing Working Group. Stay vigilant and verify URLs directly from official sources before engaging with any online platform to avoid falling victim to brand impersonation schemes. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260421-87447F TLS cert SHA-256: da0c1494263842126f5dd884bcf9a61935fc9c92962aeabde260dcdf366e13e6 ## 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 (volunteer 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/access-kraken-market.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=access-kraken-market.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io