# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aceplay.casino
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 19:12:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aceplay.casino/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling
Phishing kit: Gambler Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
URLQuery:        3 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.68.40 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     byron.ns.cloudflare.com, hera.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-03
Expires:         2026-09-03
Page title:      Aceplay: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2025-09-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-01-06 19:10:33 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-06 19:27:52 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-08 06:37:19 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b8e4c-445a-756c-b7c7-02c98e885350/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/4284d445-78f2-4863-8c71-a9cf3fa89a0e
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aceplay.casino
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aceplay.casino
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aceplay.casino
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aceplay.casino
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aceplay.casino/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:29:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies aceplay.casino as a high-risk domain impersonating a crypto scam brand to deceive users. Although currently offline, this domain was flagged due to its association with fraudulent online gambling schemes leveraging blockchain and cryptocurrency themes to lure victims.

This phishing setup aimed to exploit trust in crypto casinos by presenting itself as a popular blockchain-based gambling platform. Users were likely enticed to deposit cryptocurrencies, risking theft of their digital assets. The domain's registration and hosting details, combined with its presence on a security blocklist and detection by multiple security vendors, underscore its malicious intent.

Users should remain vigilant by verifying domain authenticity before engaging with crypto gambling sites. Avoid clicking suspicious links or sharing personal credentials on unverified platforms. Employ trusted security tools to detect and block phishing attempts and report suspicious domains to safeguard digital assets.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-1767726631-aceplay.casino
Favicon SHA-256:       c164e1ea36438d14fea9b88996d154275a4c92fd80bfa082c7e00a343f241147

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aceplay.casino/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aceplay.casino
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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