# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aethnode.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 15:36:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aethnode.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.71.134 (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: ["louis.ns.cloudflare.com", "sima.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-05-18 Page title: Aethnode — Edge control plane for attested workloads ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3b6bbfa95acd1a120ddd48d8faf13d8c114423ef50305f011a394983e8b1b865 ## 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: 2026-05-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-18 22:26:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-18 22:26:10 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-04 16:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:30:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e3c8c-bfa5-7616-a0fc-9f6f12baf38b/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aethnode.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aethnode.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aethnode.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aethnode.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aethnode.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-18 22:26:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies aethnode.com as an active, high-risk generic phishing domain under investigation, currently impersonating a bank login portal to facilitate credential theft. This domain was flagged due to its suspicious infrastructure and lack of detection despite limited exposure. VirusTotal shows 1/95 detections, indicating it has evaded initial antivirus scans. The domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on May 13, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 104.21.71.134. Its SSL certificate, issued by Let’s Encrypt, suggests an attempt to appear legitimate. As of the time of analysis, the domain remains unlisted on major blocklists and has no recorded trust score, which may indicate its recent creation and low reputation. Users are advised to avoid interacting with aethnode.com or any linked pages purporting to be financial login portals. If credentials or sensitive information were entered, change passwords immediately and enable multi-factor authentication where possible. Report the domain to PhishDestroy for further analysis and community protection. Organizations should monitor network traffic for connections to 104.21.71.134 or domains matching this pattern. Always verify URLs through official channels before submitting login details. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 739f5eebc16a8a7e813435424d748045 TLS cert SHA-256: 3b6bbfa95acd1a120ddd48d8faf13d8c114423ef50305f011a394983e8b1b865 ## 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/aethnode.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aethnode.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: 174,640 domains (13,109 alive under monitoring, 160,697 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io