# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aesthetesrewards.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 11:27:39 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aesthetesrewards.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Ermes, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.68.148 (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: dolly.ns.cloudflare.com, jaziel.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-05 Expires: 2027-05-05 Page title: Aesthetes — Curated Digital Art on XRPL · Genesis Allocation HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8225bae2115c58eafb914b1765949a851b0bd5dc2acb7b5b283431899d620329 ## 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: 2026-05-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-17 16:33:16 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-30 12:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-17 18:32:46 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed5ff-0c0b-7200-b2f5-1705e911c71e/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aesthetesrewards.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aesthetesrewards.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aesthetesrewards.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aesthetesrewards.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aesthetesrewards.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 13:39:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, aesthetesrewards.com, is identified as a generic phishing threat designed to deceive users involved in XRPL-based digital art or token allocations. The site masquerades as a curated digital art platform under the guise of 'Genesis Allocation,' likely targeting individuals interested in cryptocurrency or non-fungible token (NFT) distributions on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Analysis indicates the domain is engineered to harvest credentials, private keys, or financial information from unsuspecting victims by exploiting their interest in digital asset allocations or exclusive art drops. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple technical indicators supporting its malicious classification. The domain was registered on May 05, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 104.21.68.148 and is currently listed on three security blocklists. VirusTotal reports that 6 out of 95 security vendors flag this domain as malicious, a detection rate consistent with phishing campaigns. Additionally, the site uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (identifier: E8), which, while providing encryption, does not validate the legitimacy of the underlying content. The page title, 'Aesthetes — Curated Digital Art on XRPL · Genesis Allocation,' further corroborates the phishing narrative by mimicking legitimate XRPL projects. Users who have visited aesthetesrewards.com or interacted with its content should take immediate remedial actions. Disconnect any wallets or accounts linked to the site and revoke any permissions granted to unknown smart contracts or applications. Conduct a full scan of the device using updated security tools to detect potential malware or credential-stealing software. Monitor financial accounts and XRPL wallets for unauthorized transactions, and consider rotating passwords or private keys if sensitive information was entered. Report the domain to relevant security communities or blocklist providers to aid in broader threat mitigation efforts. Given the domain's current offline status, users should remain vigilant for similar phishing attempts using rebranded or newly registered domains. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 8225bae2115c58eafb914b1765949a851b0bd5dc2acb7b5b283431899d620329 ## 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/aesthetesrewards.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aesthetesrewards.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: 172,677 domains (12,746 alive under monitoring, 159,341 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io